Intraorbital air simulating an intraocular foreign body |
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Authors: | AR Bhavsar DS Fong B Kerman MO Yoshizumi |
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Affiliation: | Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: To present an ultrasonographic finding that simulated an intraocular foreign body after repair of a ruptured globe. METHOD: Case report. An ultrasonogram of a post-trauma eye was correlated with a computed tomographic scan. RESULTS: B-scan ultrasonography was performed on an eye after repair of a corneoscleral laceration. The ultrasonogram showed a highly reflective echo source suggestive of a foreign body; however, an orbital computed tomographic scan demonstrated that the lesion was intraorbital air. CONCLUSION: Although a highly reflective echo source in the presence of a ruptured globe may suggest a foreign body, the presence of orbital air should also be considered when interpreting ultrasonograms used in the preoperative and postoperative management of globe trauma. |
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