title: Intralenticular metal foreign body: case report.
abstract: Intralenticular foreign bodies comprise about 5% to 10% of all intraocular foreign bodies and can result in serious complications. The management depends on some factors like size, location, material type and the risk of infection. We present a patient with an intralenticular metal foreign body in the left eye that, following initial treatment with topical steroid and antibiotic, underwent lens aspiration with removal of the intralenticular foreign body and insertion of a posterior chamber intraocular lens with good visual outcome.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flavio Mac Cord
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Paulo de Tarso Ponte
authors.initials: Pde T
authors.lastname: Pierre Filho
authors.forename: Alvaro Pedroso de Carvalho
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lupinacci
authors.forename: Dacio Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Andréa Mara Simões
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Torigoe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals
chemical_list: D008670:Metals