PMC5710054_01
IOFB at presentation
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F1
Around 12 o'clock, a metallic foreign body was detected near the corneoscleral limbus, which perforated the cornea, the iris, the anterior capsule of the lens and the lens (Fig. 1).
Intraoperative aspects - extraction of the helicoidal IOFB with the forceps
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F2
Since it had a helicoidal shape, we had to perform several circular movements (Fig. 2 a,b).
IOFB measuring almost 20 mm in length
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F3
We were surprised to find out that the wire that perforated the eye was almost 20 mm long (Fig. 3).
Postoperative aspect (after cataract extraction). We noticed the round pupil and the iris defect between 12 and 1 o'clock
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F4
Due to the age of the patient, the lens was very soft so we performed its extraction with a blunt cannula under viscoelastic protection, with good results (Fig. 4).