Pterygium surgery combined with the removal of a missed occult iris foreign body detected incidentally during pterygium examination: a case report

Pterygium surgery combined with the removal of a missed occult iris foreign body detected incidentally during pterygium examination: a case report

Abstract Background An occult foreign body may be retained in patient with small self-sealing wound and no decreased visual acuity without complete examination. Here we report a case of a retained occult ferrous iris foreign body detected incidentally during pterygium examination. Case presentation...

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Main Authors: Zhitao Su, Houfa Yin, Panpan Ye, Xiaodan Huang, Li Zhang, Jianyun Fu, Xin Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Occult iris foreign body
Combined surgery
Pterygium
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-1020-y

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