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B-scan ultrasonography image of intravitreal thorn. Notes: Areas of choroidal thickening, with diffuse, dense vitreous debris, along with a hyper-reflective lesion at the 4 o'clock hour. Abbreviation: IOFB, intraocular foreign body.
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B-scan ultrasonography identified a hyper-reflective area that is concerning for a foreign body (Figure 1).
Intraoperative image of intravitreal thorn. Abbreviation: IOFB, intraocular foreign body.
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A small thorn which extended from the sclera, through the retina, and into the vitreous was discovered in this same area of the retinal detachment and was removed (Figures 2 and 3).
Photographic still of thorn following removal. Abbreviation: IOFB, intraocular foreign body.
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A small thorn which extended from the sclera, through the retina, and into the vitreous was discovered in this same area of the retinal detachment and was removed (Figures 2 and 3).
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