INTRAORBITAL AIR SIMULATING AN INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN-BODY

PURPOSE: To present an ultrasonographic finding that simulated an intr aocular foreign body after repair of a ruptured globe. METHOD: Case re port, An ultrasonogram of a post-trauma eye was correlated with a comp uted tomographic scan, RESULTS: B-scan ultrasonography was performed o n an eye after repair of a corneoscleral laceration. The ultrasonogram showed a highly reflective echo source suggestive of a foreign body; however, an orbital computed tomographic scan demonstrated that the le sion was intraorbital air. CONCLUSION: Although a highly reflective ec ho source in the presence of a ruptured globe may suggest a foreign bo dy, the presence of orbital air should also be considered when interpr eting ultrasonograms used in the preoperative and postoperative manage ment of globe trauma.