title: Intraocular foreign bodies: A review.
abstract: Intraocular foreign body injuries may result in a wide range of intraocular pathology and visual outcomes based on the mechanism of injury, type of foreign body, and subsequent complications. We have reviewed the literature to describe the epidemiology and mechanisms of such injuries; types of foreign bodies; imaging tools for diagnosis; current trends in management, presurgical, and surgical interventions; as well as visual prognosis and potential complications. The purpose of this review is to familiarize clinicians with the recent advances in diagnosis and management of such injuries.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loporchio
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Lekha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mukkamala
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Kavya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gorukanti
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zarbin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA. Electronic address: bhagatne@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Neelakshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhagat
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
keywords: chalicosis; endophthalmitis; intraocular foreign body; nail gun injury; ocular trauma; open-globe injury; penetrating ocular injury; ruptured globe; siderosis bulbi; sympathetic ophthalmia