title: Early vitrectomy for retained intraocular foreign body.
abstract: A retained intraocular foreign body can cause progressive damage to an eye if not removed. Such removal, whether done with a magnet or with a vitrectomy instrument, is often more successful if surgery is not delayed excessively. A two-instrument intraocular approach for resistant foreign bodies can sometimes be avoided in favor of a simpler one-instrument technique if surgery can be performed in the first few weeks.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*