title: Lack of toxicity of stainless steel retinal tacks during 21 years of follow-up.
abstract: Retinal tacks were historically used in the repair of complex retinal detachment associated with giant retinal tear. The authors describe a patient with retinal detachment associated with giant retinal tear who was treated successfully with pars plana vitrectomy, use of stainless steel retinal tacks, endolaser photocoagulation, and gas-fluid exchange. Twenty-one years after treatment, the retina has remained attached, the tacks are in place, and best-corrected visual acuity is 20/30 in the operated eye. Although retinal tacks are no longer used, this case report suggests that intraocular stainless steel may cause minimal or no retinal toxicity during long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Golnaz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Javey
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Harry W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Parel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel