Man With Disappearing Subconjunctival Foreign Body

Thomas A Weppelmann; Kevin Harvey; Sahas Narain

doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4043

Man With Disappearing Subconjunctival Foreign Body

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Oct 1;141(10):1002-1003. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4043.

Authors

Thomas A Weppelmann^{1

2}, Kevin Harvey^{1

2}, Sahas Narain^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa.
² James A. Haley Eye Clinic, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Tampa, Florida.

PMID: 37676654
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4043

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Plain language summary

A 33-year-old man reported a “pulling and popping sensation” in his left eye and had a photograph showing an irregular, serpiginous extension that was present during the episode. Examination was unremarkable. What would you do next?