AN UNUSUAL INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN-BODY

Retained intraocular cilia embedded in the retina are extremely rare. A report of an unusual case of cilia embedded in posterior retina is p resented along with a review of available literature. A 22-year-old ma le presented with a history of diminished vision and metamorphopsia 1 month after the successful repair of an ocular perforation. Anterior s egment examination revealed a sutured superotemporal limbal tear with a surgical iris coloboma and a normally positioned clear lens. Ophthal moscopic examination revealed a normal optic disc, macular striations and 2 cilia embedded in the retina approximately 2 disc diameters supe rotemporal to fovea. Vitrectomy with removal of cilia and endolaser wa s performed. This unusual case shows that cilia may become embedded in traocularly during an ocular perforation and that transvitreal removal may be a preferred mode of therapy with the availability of sophistic ated vitreoretinal instrumentation.