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Eye Foreign Body Definition
Common names:
  • Conjunctival Foreign Body
  • Corneal Foreign Body
  • Eye Foreign Body
  • Foreign Body Cornea
  • Foreign Body Eye
  • Foreign Body in the Eye
  • Foreign Body on the Cornea
  • Object in the Eye
  • Object on the Cornea
A person with an eye foreign body has something stuck on the surface of the eye, or has an object that has entered the globe of the eye. Images

Symptoms of eye foreign body include eye pain, tearing and blurry vision. Most foreign bodies occur on the eye surface. Those objects that enter the globe usually originate from a high-speed tool, such as a saw.

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Last Updated: Sep 15, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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