title: Intraocular metallic foreign body causing branch retinal vein occlusion.
abstract: We report a case of a 40-year-old man with post-traumatic cataract and an intraocular metallic foreign body (IOFB) lying on the retinal surface causing a superotemporal branch retinal vein occlusion. The case was managed using lens aspiration with pars plana vitrectomy and IOFB removal. We only found two previous reports of such a foreign body causing a vascular occlusion. The possibility of a vascular occlusion occurring due to a foreign body within or close to the optic disc is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre For Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bypareddy
authors.affiliation: Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre For Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sagar
authors.affiliation: Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre For Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.affiliation: Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre For Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shreyas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Temkar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009898:Optic Disk; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D008670:Metals