Open Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

2008, 1 : 1-3
Published online 2008 December 18. DOI: 10.2174/1876976400801010001
Publisher ID: TOPRSJ-1-1

Posterior Intraorbital Foreign Body: Take it or Leave it?

Robert J. Peralta , Christopher Zoumalan and Gary J. Lelli Jr
Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.

ABSTRACT

Intraorbital foreign body (IoFB) presents an interesting therapeutic dilemma when located posterior in the orbit. Factors such as foreign body composition, inflammation, infection, functional deficit, and potential for iatrogenic damage are considered when choosing the appropriate treatment.