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Foreign Body

  • Step 1

    Examine eye by retracting eyelids and having patient look in all directions.

  • Step 2

    Evert upper eyelid.

  • Step 3

    Adjust light beam to assess for size and depth of foreign body.

  • Step 4

    Use fluorescein stain to assess for Seidel Sign.

How to Evert the Eyelids

A positive Seidel's Test or the corneal waterfall sign

How to Remove a Surface Foreign Body

How to Remove an Embedded Foreign Body