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Occult non-metallic intraocular foreign body causing recurrent anterior uveitis

2015

Purpose To describe the case of textile worker with recurrent anterior uveitis following the traumatic penetration of nylon thread into the anterior segment of the eye. Methods Examination by slit-lamp of the affected eye B-scan ultrasonography during the inflammatory episode and after the resolution of the uveitis. Visual Acuity Measurement during the inflammatory episode and after the resolution of the uveitis. Results The use of topical therapy together with antibiotic systemic therapy led to the regression of the inflammatory symptoms (intense epibulbar and tarsal hyperemia with perikeratic reaction, corneal sub-oedema with some folds in the Descemet's membrane, Tyndall 2+ and a layer o…