title: Extraction of intraocular foreign bodies by pars plana vitrectomy. A retrospective study.
abstract: We reviewed the medical records of 44 patients who underwent a pars plana vitrectomy to remove posttraumatic intraocular foreign bodies. The group most affected was that of males with a mean age of 28 years, who sustained a job injury, presenting with a single corneal laceration less than 2 mm in extension. There were 31 (70.45%) metallic foreign bodies. At surgery, 27 (61.36%) of the 44 foreign bodies were removed with forceps and 17 (38.63%) with the rare-earth magnet. From these patients, 84.61% obtained a final visual acuity equal or better than that on admission. We did not find a statistically significant difference between the groups with different timing on their vitrectomy, nor between groups presenting with and without vitreous hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Barraquer, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Mejía
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery