Author(s): Aragao, Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de ; Barreira, Ieda Maria Alexandre ; Carneiro, Gustavo Jose Arruda Mendes ; Pinto, Nayara Queiroz Cardoso ; Oria, Talles Peterson Cavalcante ; Ferreira, Jhonatan de Paula Araujo ; Menezes, Igor Costa
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Atrofia Óptica; Vitrectomia; Cegueira Noturna
Siderosis bulbi is a sight-threatening condition characterized by a pigmentary and degenerative change in the eye that follows the intra-ocular retention of a foreign body containing iron. The main cause of ocular siderosis is penetrating trauma mostly by hammering a steel object without or with poor eye protection. Herein, we report a case of siderosis bulbi after penetrating trauma that was lately treated with vitrectomy to remove the foreign body, and despite treatment resulted in ocular globe atrophy.
