Corneal chalcosis following blast injury

Corneal chalcosis secondary to a brass bullet casing fragment

“…Corneal chalcosis has been observed in cases of copper-containing intraocular foreign bodies 1 and has also been extensively discussed in relation to hypercupremia secondary to Wilson disease, multiple myeloma, and others. 2 In this patient, the deep location of the foreign body resulted in impressive stromal as well as endothelial copper deposition.…”