TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Corneal Foreign Body Removal
A1  - Heinrich, Scott A.
A1  - Rumoro, Dino P.
A2  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
AB  - Corneal  foreign  bodies  are  a  common  complaint  confronting  Emergency  Physicians  and  account  for  approximately  35%  of  all  eye  injuries  seen.1-3  Many  objects  have  been  implicated  as  a  source  of  corneal  foreign  bodies  (e.g.,  dirt,  dust,  glass,  insects,  metal,  plant  particles,  and  wood)  (Figure  191-1).1  Metal  is  the  most  frequently  encountered  ocular  foreign  body,  often  from  hammering.4  Most  ocular  foreign  bodies  require  prompt  removal.  More  than  75%  of  retained  foreign  bodies  presenting  on  the  eye  surface  are  corneal  in  nature  and  result  in  a  keratitis  if  left  in  place  for  more  than  3  days.5  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/25
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159808466
ER  -