Citation

Shanker V, Nigam V, Mathur U. Oman J. Ophthalmol. 2015; 8(1): 67-68.

Affiliation

Cornea and Refractive Services, Dr. Shroffs Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Oman Ophthalmic Society, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0974-620X.149876

PMID

25709282

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.

Language: en