A Reiew of Intraocular Foreignbodies.

Lim, Heoung Sig; Hahn, Duk Kee

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(11):975-983.
Published online November 1, 1991.

A Reiew of Intraocular Foreignbodies.

Heoung Sig Lim, Duk Kee Hahn

Department of Ophthamology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.

안내이물 적출술의 임상적 고찰

한덕기(Duk Kee Hahn),임흥식(Heoung Sig Lim)

Abstract

Sixty patients with intraocular foreign body(IOFB) between March 1983 and May 1990 were clinically analyzed. The results were as follows: 1. The incidence was more common in the young adult male, and most of the intraocular foreign bodies occurred while hammering at work. 2. The prevalent location for IOFB was at the posterior segment but, IOFB which were located at the anterior segment were more common than in other reports and were mostly magnetic in nature. 3. Smaller the size of IOFB, the milder the combined complications and the more anteriorly located, the better was prognosis for final visual acutiy. 4. Time interval between injury and operation did not infulence the prognosis of final visual acuity. 5. A visual acuity of better than 0.1 improved fwm 27cases(45%) to 32cases(53.3%) with removal of the IOFB.

Key Words: Hammeing;I0FB;Industry;Visual Acuity