Three cases of intraocular foreign bodies as a result of walking or running along roadways.
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.
Jaycock
Philip D
PD
Department of Ophthalmology, St. Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom. philipjaycock@hotmail.com
Poon
Wallace
W
Wigley
Fraser
F
Williamson
Jim
J
Williamson
Tom H
TH
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*