Intraocular cilia – A rare case report

Intraocular cilia – A rare case report

Intraocular cilium is a very rare intraocular foreign body. We report a middle-aged female patient who presented with a cilium in the anterior chamber of the right eye with iritis, following an injury with a stick. In view of anterior chamber reaction, the eyelash was removed. Postoperatively, the i...

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Main Authors: Malarvizhi Raman, A Anuradha, K Vasumathi, S Sheela, Gomathi Nayagam Subbiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research
Subjects:
cilia
injury
intraocular foreign body
Online Access:http://www.tnoajosr.com/article.asp?issn=2589-4528;year=2018;volume=56;issue=4;spage=266;epage=267;aulast=Raman
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Summary:Intraocular cilium is a very rare intraocular foreign body. We report a middle-aged female patient who presented with a cilium in the anterior chamber of the right eye with iritis, following an injury with a stick. In view of anterior chamber reaction, the eyelash was removed. Postoperatively, the iritis resolved in 2 weeks with periocular and topical steroids.
ISSN:2589-4528
2589-4536

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