@article{article_667119, title={Unusual foreign bodies in eyelids in childhood}, journal={Clinical and Experimental Ocular Trauma and Infection}, volume={1}, pages={116–121}, year={2019}, url={https://izlik.org/JA66HW92YU}, author={Kıvanç, Sertaç Argun and Akova Budak, Berna and Ulusoy, Mahmut Oğuz and Atakan, Mehmet}, keywords={eyelid,ocular trauma,foreign body,children,childhood}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">Purpose: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">To
evaluate the importance of the foreign bodies in the eyelid of pediatric
patients. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">Method: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">  The charts of pediatric patients who referred
to Department of Ophthalmology with eyelid trauma were retrospectively
reviewed. Children with foreign bodies were included in the study. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, ’sans-serif’;" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:12px;"> Seven of the 82 pediatric
patients had foreign bodies in their eyelids. </span> <span style="font-size:12px;">  </span> <span style="font-size:12px;">Mean age of the children was
5,6±2.4 years. In all cases globe was intact but one who was injured with
bullet. Five of 7 patients were injured outdoor. In 2 patients foreign bodies
were organic. Only one patient, who had injury with bullet, had low vision;
visual acuity was 20/20 in rest of the patients. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12px;"> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us">Detailed
ophthalmic examination is crucial in trauma patients. Examination under general
anesthesia and surgical intervention should be  kept in mind especially in children with
unusual injuries. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}