Retained Intraocular Iron Foreign Body Leading to Late-Onset Siderotic Glaucoma: A Challenging Case Report

Xiangjun She; Shixin Zhao; Zhe Lv; Jiwei Tao; Yun Zhang

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939629

15 September 2023 : Case report China (mainland)

Retained Intraocular Iron Foreign Body Leading to Late-Onset Siderotic Glaucoma: A Challenging Case Report

Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons

Xiangjun She^1ABCDEF, Shixin Zhao^1B, Zhe Lv^2D, Jiwei Tao^2DE, Yun Zhang^1AF*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939629

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939629

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Figure 2. Montaged images of the right eye. (A) Normal fundus, shown by ultra-widefield imaging. (B) Normal vitreous and retina structure, shown by B-scan ultrasound. (C) Tiny IOFB detected in the vitreous behind the lens by CT scan. (D) Normal macular structure as indicated by OCT. (E) High reflection in the vitreous shown by color Doppler. (F) An IOFB in the pars plana shown by vitrectomy. IOFB – intraocular foreign body; OCT – optical coherence tomography.

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Retained Intraocular Iron Foreign Body Leading to Late-Onset Siderotic Glaucoma: A Challenging Case Report

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