Lack of toxicity of stainless steel retinal tacks during 21 years of follow-up.
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.
Javey
Golnaz
G
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Schwartz
Stephen G
SG
Flynn
Harry W
HW
Lee
William G
WG
Parel
Jean-Marie
JM
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
D013193:Stainless Steel