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Corneal Foreign Body
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Basics
Description
Description
- Foreign material on or in the corneal epithelium
- Corneal epithelium disrupted:
- Abrasion if only epithelium disrupted
- Scar if deeper layers of cornea involved
Etiology
Etiology
- Foreign material causes inflammatory reaction:
- May develop conjunctivitis, corneal edema, iritis, necrosis
- Poorly tolerated:
- Organic material (plant material, insect parts)
- Inorganic material that oxidizes (iron, copper)
- Well tolerated:
- Inert objects (paint, glass, plastic, fiberglass, nonoxidizing metals)
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Basics
Description
Description
- Foreign material on or in the corneal epithelium
- Corneal epithelium disrupted:
- Abrasion if only epithelium disrupted
- Scar if deeper layers of cornea involved
Etiology
Etiology
- Foreign material causes inflammatory reaction:
- May develop conjunctivitis, corneal edema, iritis, necrosis
- Poorly tolerated:
- Organic material (plant material, insect parts)
- Inorganic material that oxidizes (iron, copper)
- Well tolerated:
- Inert objects (paint, glass, plastic, fiberglass, nonoxidizing metals)
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Corneal Foreign Body." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307367/all/Corneal_Foreign_Body.
Corneal Foreign Body. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307367/all/Corneal_Foreign_Body. Accessed July 27, 2021.
Corneal Foreign Body. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307367/all/Corneal_Foreign_Body
Corneal Foreign Body [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2021 July 27]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307367/all/Corneal_Foreign_Body.
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