Intraocular metallic foreign body causing branch retinal vein occlusion

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Mar 18:2016:bcr2016214745. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214745.

Abstract

We report a case of a 40-year-old man with post-traumatic cataract and an intraocular metallic foreign body (IOFB) lying on the retinal surface causing a superotemporal branch retinal vein occlusion. The case was managed using lens aspiration with pars plana vitrectomy and IOFB removal. We only found two previous reports of such a foreign body causing a vascular occlusion. The possibility of a vascular occlusion occurring due to a foreign body within or close to the optic disc is highlighted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cataract / etiology
  • Cataract / therapy
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / complications*
  • Humans
  • Lens, Crystalline / pathology
  • Lens, Crystalline / surgery
  • Male
  • Metals*
  • Optic Disk*
  • Retinal Vein / pathology*
  • Retinal Vein / surgery
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / etiology*
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / surgery
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy

Substances

  • Metals