Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of intraocular foreign bodies (2021)

Abstract

Intraocular foreign body injury, as a special type of eye trauma, threatens visual function seriously via mechanical damage and a series of pathological changes to the eyeball due to the presence of a foreign body in the eye. Recently, the diagnosis of intraocular foreign body injury has been distinctly improved attributing to the advancement of medical imaging technology. Moreover, the ophthalmic microsurgery technology has been promoted and popularized, especially the technology of vitrectomy, which enhances the success rate of intraocular foreign body removal remarkably. In order to further standardize the principles and strategies for treatment of intraocular foreign body, China Ocular Trauma Society has reached a consensus based on serious discussions, which can be applied to ophthalmologists' daily clinical work as a reference. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2021, 57: 819-824).