Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
September 2021
Purpose: To report a case of retained anterior chamber graphite foreign body with subsequent inflammation 20 years later.
Observations: A 29-year-old female who presented with first episode of acute blurring of vision and eye redness was noted to have a retained intraocular graphite foreign body in her anterior chamber. She recalled being accidently hit by a mechanical pencil 20 years ago.
Background: To describe the inter-ethnic variation in medial orbital wall anatomy between Chinese, Malay, Indian and Caucasian subjects.
Methods: Single-centre, retrospective, Computed Tomography (CT)-based observational study. 20 subjects of each ethnicity, were matched for gender and laterality.