CORNEAL LESIONS SECONDARY TO RETAINED FOREIGN-BODIES IN THE CONJUNCTIVAL FORNIX

Causes of corneal ulceration include infectious agents and trauma. Ret ained foreign bodies in the conjunctival fornix can traumatize and sig nificantly compromise the integrity of the corneal epithelium and caus e corneal ulceration. Patients who present with a corneal lesion in th e eye must be given a full eye examination, including direct inspectio n of conjunctival fornix (conjunctival cul-de-sac) by eversion of the upper eyelid. This is a report of three cases of corneal abrasion with resultant ulceration caused by retained occult foreign bodies in the conjunctival fornix.