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An unusual foreign body in the eye
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  1. Damien Chia Ming Yeo
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Damien Chia Ming Yeo, cm.yeo{at}doctors.org.uk

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Foreign bodies in the eye can often lodge itself in the adnexae of the eye and not just in the cornea. A thorough history and examination can often aid in detecting these usually non-obvious materials.

A 56-year-old woman presented with an acute red eye of a day's duration. She was having persistent discomfort and pain in her eye. She had been initially seen by her general practitioner who was unable …

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