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Intraocular Foreign Bodies

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Intraocular foreign body (IOFB), a kind of ophthalmic emergency, accounts for about 6 % of the ocular trauma and is commonly seen in young male [1]. The foreign bodies not only cause mechanical damage but also bring pathogenic microorganisms into the eyes, leading to endophthalmitis, which seriously affects the prognosis of visual acuity. These make IOFBs to be one of the leading causes of monocular blindness. The longer foreign bodies stay in the eyes, the greater damage they make. For those reasons, early diagnosis and treatment of IOFBs is important.

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Yan, H., Wang, J., You, C., Meng, X. (2017). Intraocular Foreign Bodies. In: Yan, H. (eds) Mechanical Ocular Trauma. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2150-3_4

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