PMC6444229_01
Slit lamp photograph of the left eye demonstrating a single hair embedded within the central cornea (white arrow) with surrounding stromal haze.
CRIOPM2019-9607282.001.jpg
PMC6444229_01_CRIOPM2019-9607282.001.jpg
fig1
Slit-lamp exam of the left eye revealed a vertical, black foreign body resembling a human hair within the cornea (Figure 1) with surrounding stromal haze and punctate epithelial erosions.
Clinical photo of the hair foreign body (black arrow) on a weck-cell following removal under local anesthetic with a microblade and jeweler's forceps.
CRIOPM2019-9607282.002.jpg
PMC6444229_01_CRIOPM2019-9607282.002.jpg
fig2
The patient was taken to the procedure room where the hair was removed (Figure 2) under local anesthetic using jeweler's forceps, a microblade, and a 30-gauge needle under sterile technique.