title: An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management.
abstract: Intraorbital foreign bodies are usually the result of accidental trauma and can lead to considerable morbidity. We report an unusual case of an industrial injury in a plastic manufacturing unit wherein hot molten plastic splashed and solidified inside the orbit. The resultant increased intraorbital pressure led to loss of vision in that eye. The extreme temperature of the foreign body caused extensive thermal damage to the surrounding adnexal structures. Staged reconstructive surgery was undertaken to repair the damage, with an acceptable final cosmetic outcome. Employment of protective eye wear to prevent such accidents in high-risk occupations should be made mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India. beas003@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Bipasha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Shubhra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Nirmala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010969:Plastics; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics