title: [Foreign bodies in the anterior segment].
abstract: Foreign bodies in the anterior segment are different from those in the posterior segment regarding two specific aspects: they are frequently visible so defining their exact position is easier and surgical extraction is thus facilitated and the prognosis is better. However, infectious risk remains an important concern, especially in the case of an intraocular body, and foreign bodies must be considered in every anterior segment would. After an epidemiological review, foreign bodies of different anterior segment locations are discussed and surgical treatment is considered.
authors.affiliation: Pavillon C, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France. carole.burillon@chu-lyon.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burrillon
mesh_terms: D000869:Anterior Eye Segment; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans