Polyethylene foreign body on the cornea.
OBJECTIVE
To report polyethylene as an unusual cause of corneal foreign body.


METHODS
Two patients presenting with ocular complaints showed a transparent foreign body on the cornea on careful slit-lamp examination. The foreign bodies were removed and subjected to chemical analysis by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry. Treatment was given in the form of topical antibiotics and tear substitutes.


RESULTS
The foreign bodies were identified as polyethylene. There were no sequelae after foreign-body removal.


CONCLUSIONS
Because of its transparent nature, polyethylene can be easily missed as a corneal foreign body. A meticulous slit-lamp examination is mandatory to identify it early for appropriate management.
Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Reema
R
Bansal
Aparna
A
Ramasubramanian
Arun K
AK
Jain
Gaurav
G
Sanghi
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020959:Polyethylene; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
D020959:Polyethylene