Neglected intraocular wooden foreign bodies

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A 13-year-old child had left orbital trauma by wood. He consulted 2 week after for decreased visual acuity and eye pain. The ophthalmological examination showed the presence of a wound of autotight cornea a wooden foreign body incarcerated in the iris and the lens. Extraction of the foreign body associated with an adapted antibiotic treatment led to clinical improvement.

Figure 1.

wooden foreign body incarcerated in the iris and the lens