TY - JOUR AU - Nasir, Javeria AU - Javed, Anum AU - Arshad, Owais AU - Chatni, Mohammad Hanif` PY - 2020/05/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Persistent Lower Lid Swelling in an Infant – Impacted Foreign Body! 10.36351/pjo.v36i3.1052 JF - Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology JA - pak J Ophthalmol VL - 36 IS - 3 SE - Brief Communication DO - 10.36351/pjo.v36i3.1052 UR - https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/1052 SP - AB - <p>Ophthalmologists, including general practitioners definitely encounter ocular foreign bodies in their clinics. The<br>conjunctival fornices are potential sites of impaction. We report a case of a 9-month infant boy who was referred&nbsp;to us for a persistent lower lid swelling for one month. He had already been to an eye specialist before presenting&nbsp;to us. Upon examination, a round, pink coloured, toy cart-wheel came out of his lower eye lid of the right eye.&nbsp;Surprisingly, there was no associated conjunctival or adnexal damage. The authors wish to emphasize the&nbsp;importance of taking a thorough history and adequate general physical examination. A missing part of a toy,&nbsp;elucidated on history, should always raise the suspicion among parents and/or care givers for a probable foreign&nbsp;body in infants and children.</p> ER -