title: Removal of a corneal foreign body through a lamellar corneal pocket.
abstract: A piece of glass was found in the posterior central cornea of a 43-year-old victim of a motor vehicle accident. The original entry of the foreign body had healed and epithelialized. This foreign body was removed through a peripheral corneal incision and corneal stromal pocket extended to the glass particle. This technique avoids creation of a corneal incision near the optical axis and prevents unwanted distortion of the corneal topography. The authors report this case to emphasize the importance of preserving corneal topography in corneal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport 71130, USA.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Libby
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D014792:Visual Acuity