Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!!
Microbial keratitis (MK) is a potential vision-threatening condition that involves cornea and mandates prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent untoward outcomes. Corneal foreign bodies (CFBs) are a common cause of presentation to ocular emergencies and can be a predisposing risk factor as well as...
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2020-10-01
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| author | Rinky Agarwal Rahul Kumar Bafna Vatika Jain Namrata Sharma |
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| description | Microbial keratitis (MK) is a potential vision-threatening condition that involves cornea and mandates prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent untoward outcomes. Corneal foreign bodies (CFBs) are a common cause of presentation to ocular emergencies and can be a predisposing risk factor as well as a differential diagnosis of MK. We present a case of superficial glass CFB that can be mistaken as MK by any novice ophthalmologist. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cffbe8a8f15425a8bb61c5bb53144aa2025-08-20T02:11:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842020-10-01312959610.7869/djo.603Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!!Rinky AgarwalRahul Kumar BafnaVatika JainNamrata SharmaMicrobial keratitis (MK) is a potential vision-threatening condition that involves cornea and mandates prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent untoward outcomes. Corneal foreign bodies (CFBs) are a common cause of presentation to ocular emergencies and can be a predisposing risk factor as well as a differential diagnosis of MK. We present a case of superficial glass CFB that can be mistaken as MK by any novice ophthalmologist.https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.603microbial keratitiscorneal foreign bodyglass |
| spellingShingle | Rinky Agarwal Rahul Kumar Bafna Vatika Jain Namrata Sharma Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!! Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology microbial keratitis corneal foreign body glass |
| title | Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!! |
| title_full | Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!! |
| title_fullStr | Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!! |
| title_short | Retained corneal glass foreign body: look for it or miss it!! |
| title_sort | retained corneal glass foreign body look for it or miss it |
| topic | microbial keratitis corneal foreign body glass |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.603 |
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