Intrastromal corneal foreign body – case series and discussion on the physics of injury

• Main Authors: Andrea BK, Safinaz MK, Umi Kalthum Md Noh, Mushawiahti Mustapha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12564/1/5.andrea_bk_et_al.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12564/; http://jsurgacad.com/toc
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Traumatic injury to the eye can occur due to various causes, most of which are avoidable. Here we report three cases of intrastromal corneal foreign bodies (FB) which required surgical removal. Most corneal FBs are removed easily at the slit lamp, however, these cases required surgical intervention...