Vegetative intraocular foreign body of 25 years′ duration.

Abstract

Retained intraocular organic foreign bodies, particularly wooden bodies, are frequently encountered in ophthamlologic practice. We treated a patient with a retained intraocular foreign body - a single splinter from a broom - which had remained in the eye for 25 years.

Keywords

• Retained intraocular foreign body
• broom splinter in anterior chamber
• 25 years′ duration