A suction tip for controlled removal of nonmagnetic intraocular foreign bodies.
I used a soft-tip suction needle during a vitrectomy procedure to life glass foreign bodies away from the retina so they could be more easily and safely grasped with foreign-body extraction forceps. The use of the instrument reduces the chance of inadvertent scraping of glass fragments or instruments against the retina during the removal.
D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments