Improvement of siderotic ERG.
For fear of endophthalmitis and siderosis, ferrous intraocular foreign bodies are usually removed as soon as they are discovered; markedly reduced, siderotic ERG changes are considered permanent. We report a patient who presented with a chronically retained intravitreal foreign body and significant clinical as well as electrophysiologic signs of siderosis. Only 3 months after surgery, the ERG showed almost complete recovery. If siderosis is not present, adequate and regular follow-up examinations may in certain cases substitute for immediate removal of chronically retained intraocular foreign bodies.
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University of Alabama, Eye Foundation Hospital Combined Program in Ophthalmology, Birmingham.
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Skalka
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Morris
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D000328:Adult; D004596:Electroretinography; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012806:Siderosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy