Abstract
A 32-year old male hairdresser presented with redness and irritation of the left eye for past 15 days. A fragment of hair was found embedded in deep corneal stroma with minimal scarring. No evidence was found of previous or current inflammation incited by this foreign body. The position and depth of the hair fragment was documented by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and its effect on the corneal endothelium was assessed by specular microscopy. Hairdressers should take adequate precautions to prevent ocular injury although human hair appears to be well tolerated by the cornea.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.149876
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(1), 67-68
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Shanker, V., Nigam, V., & Mathur, U. (2015). Retained intracorneal human hair fragment: An unusual case of occupational trauma. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(1), 67-68. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.149876
MLA 9
Shanker, Varshini, et al. "Retained intracorneal human hair fragment: An unusual case of occupational trauma." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 8, no. 1, 2015, pp. 67-68. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.149876.
Chicago (author–date)
Shanker, Varshini, Vishal Nigam, and Umang Mathur. 2015. "Retained intracorneal human hair fragment: An unusual case of occupational trauma." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 8 (1): 67-68. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.149876.
Harvard
Shanker, V., Nigam, V. and Mathur, U. (2015) 'Retained intracorneal human hair fragment: An unusual case of occupational trauma', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(1), pp. 67-68. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.149876.
Vancouver
Shanker V, Nigam V, Mathur U. Retained intracorneal human hair fragment: An unusual case of occupational trauma. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015;8(1):67-68. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.149876
IEEE
V. Shanker, V. Nigam, and U. Mathur, "Retained intracorneal human hair fragment: An unusual case of occupational trauma," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 67-68, 2015, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.149876.