title: Three cases of intraocular foreign bodies as a result of walking or running along roadways.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report three cases of intraocular foreign bodies resulting from walking or running along roadways.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three separate incidents of walking or running along roadways with "traumatic events" resulting in intraocular foreign bodies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each patient had pars plana vitrectomy with removal of intraocular foreign bodies. Chemical analysis was performed to give information on the potential origins of each foreign body.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We hypothesize these intraocular foreign bodies were projected from the road surface with sufficient energy to penetrate the globe. Intraocular foreign bodies may result from simply walking or running along roadways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, St. Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom. philipjaycock@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Jaycock
authors.forename: Wallace
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wigley
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Tom H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D016138:Walking / Q000293:injuries*