Conjunctival foreign body from a cosmetic facial scrub.
OBJECTIVE
Foreign body sensation in four patients was caused by particles from a cosmetic facial scrub that contained small plastic spheres designed to abrade the skin. The particles were lodged in the superior palpebral conjunctiva 2 to 3 mm from the eyelid margin.


CONCLUSIONS
Removal of the particles eliminated the foreign body sensation and there were no lasting deleterious effects.
Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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D000328:Adult; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
D003358:Cosmetics