OPIS PRZYPADKU
Clinical Case of Surgical Removal of a Foreign Body From the Anterior Chamber Angle after Explosive Injury with Restoration of Visual Function
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National Bogomolets Medical University in Kyiv, Ukraine
Data nadesłania: 17-09-2025
Data akceptacji: 06-10-2025
Data publikacji: 27-02-2026
Ophthalmology 2025;28(4):26-29
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Objective: To present a clinical case of successful removal of a foreign body from the anterior chamber angle following an explosive injury, accompanied by the restoration of visual functions. Material and Methods: A comprehensive ophthalmologic examination was performed prior to foreign body removal and at 1 and 6 months postoperatively. The assessment included visual acuity testing, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, tonometry, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, and gonioscopy. Results: The patient’s medical history revealed a mine-explosive injury and subsequent surgical intervention for orbital foreign body removal. The patient reported no complaints apart from gradually decreasing visual acuity and pain. Following removal of the foreign body from the anterior chamber angle, improvements in visual acuity were observed, with no recurrences of iridocyclitis over a 6-month follow-up period. The intervention contributed to normalization of intraocular pressure and discontinuation of hypotensive therapy. Conclusions: This clinical case underscores the necessity and efficacy of foreign body removal in patients following explosive injuries, because such intervention facilitated the reduction of intraocular pressure, inflammatory manifestations, and metallosis, with no disease recurrence observed in the long term.
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