title: Intralenticular metallic foreign body.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intralenticular metallic foreign bodies may be well tolerated for many years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 24-year-old caucasian man was referred with an intralenticular metallic foreign body present in the left eye for five days. Following initial treatment with topical steroid and antibiotic, the lens remained clear and visual acuity normal. Two years later the left eye developed an anterior uveitis, with reduced vision. A left phacoemulsification lens extraction with removal of the intralenticular foreign body and insertion of a posterior chamber intraocular lens was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Management of intralenticular metallic foreign bodies may be conservative till intraocular inflammation or cataract develops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Briner
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D003252:Construction Materials; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000293:injuries; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008670:Metals