title: Intraocular foreign bodies associated with traumatic cataract.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine prognostic factors and visual outcomes in patients with intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) associated with traumatic cataract.
  
  
  METHODS
  19 patients undergoing surgical removal of IOFB and cataract extraction with a minimum of 6-months follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Final best corrected visual acuity was the main outcome where ocular findings at presentation were compared with final visual acuity to determine prognostic factors for visual outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Final best corrected visual acuity of > 6/30 was obtained in 12 patients (63.2%) and functional vision (> 1.5/60) was achieved in five patients (26.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Final visual outcomes were found in 63.2% of patients. Initial visual acuity was the strongest predictor of final visual outcome in this study. Additional predictive factors included the mechanism of injury and the presence of vitreous hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Taiz University, Yemen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aldakaf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almogahed
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bakir
authors.forename: Benone
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carstocea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014792:Visual Acuity