DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i12.042

Pages: 4035-4037

Introduction: intraocular foreign body injuries vary in presentation, outcome and prognosis. They can cause more or less serious complications, depending on various factors. Case presentation: We report a case of work-related accident involving an intraocular foreign body. The patient was 38 years old, victim of a projection of a foreign metallic body in the right eye. On examination, he was conscious and had a significant decrease in visual acuity with the presence of a foreign body under the superior bulbar conjunctiva compressing the globe with total hyphema. A CT scan objectified a steel square nut lodged in the upper bulbar space of the right eye. The patient had partially recovered after the surgery. Conclusion: Early surgical exploration and foreign body extraction greatly influenced the visual prognosis and final outcome.