Management of a large metal intraocular foreign body

Abstract

A 49-year-old man had been seen 1 month prior by a general ophthalmologist for a healing corneal abrasion. On examination, there was a dense vitreous hemorrhage and a subtle iris transillumination defect suspicious for an occult intraocular foreign body (IOFB; Fig. 1A). A computed tomography scan confirmed an IOFB that extended from the inferior posterior iris to the posterior pole (Fig. 1B). Intraoperatively, the traumatic cataract was removed along with the ruptured capsular bag (Video 1, available online).