Korean J Ophthalmol.  2014 Oct;28(5):423-424. 10.3341/kjo.2014.28.5.423.

Long-standing Asymptomatic Intralenticular Foreign Body

• Lee JH
• Han SB
• Lee SJ
• Kim M

• KMID: 2344267
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2014.28.5.423

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Eye Foreign Bodies/*etiology
Eye Injuries, Penetrating/*etiology
Humans
Lens, Crystalline/*injuries
Male
*Metals
Metals

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Slit-lamp photography shows (A) corneal opacity (arrow) and (B) an intralenticular foreign body (arrow).

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