December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
Complications of Retained Intra-Orbital Foreign Bodies and Indications for Surgical Management
RA Mazzoli; CC Otto; MA Grazko; G Gilliland; JB Holds; JV Linberg; DM Reifler; WR Raymond; DJ Ainbinder; EA Hansen
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • RA Mazzoli
    Ophthalmology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA
  • CC Otto
    Ophthalmology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA
  • MA Grazko
    Ophthalmology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA
  • G Gilliland
    Ophthalmology UTexas Southwest Dallas TX
  • JB Holds
    Ophthalmology St Louis University St Louis MO
  • JV Linberg
    Ophthalmology WVa University Morgantown WV
  • DM Reifler
    Ophthalmology Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Grand Rapids MI
  • WR Raymond
    Ophthalmology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA
  • DJ Ainbinder
    Ophthalmology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA
  • EA Hansen
    Ophthalmology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma WA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   R.A. Mazzoli, None; C.C. Otto, None; M.A. Grazko, None; G. Gilliland, None; J.B. Holds, None; J.V. Linberg, None; D.M. Reifler, None; W.R. Raymond, None; D.J. Ainbinder, None; E.A. Hansen, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 2002, Vol.43, 3044. doi:
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      RA Mazzoli, CC Otto, MA Grazko, G Gilliland, JB Holds, JV Linberg, DM Reifler, WR Raymond, DJ Ainbinder, EA Hansen; Complications of Retained Intra-Orbital Foreign Bodies and Indications for Surgical Management . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):3044.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose:To present five cases with complications from retained intra-orbital foreign bodies. Methods:Retrospective Case series. Results:: Of the five cases in this series, four presented with a retained BB at the orbital apex. The fifth case involved late onset dacryocystitis. All showed improvement in symptoms following surgery, except for the one case that presented with NLP vision. Conclusion:Retained intra-orbital foreign bodies that begin to cause visual deterioration or create significant pain and disruption of surrounding structures should be considered for surgical management. The best surgical results seem to be obtained when functional vision existed prior to subsequent complications.

Keywords: 501 orbit • 608 trauma • 353 clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: outcomes/complications 
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