title: INTRAOCULAR LENS SCAFFOLD TO PREVENT INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY SLIPPAGE.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the application of intraocular lens (IOL) scaffold technique in intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient with IOFB in posterior segment is included. The IOFB is retrieved from the posterior segment (pars plana vitrectomy and exteriorization of the IOFB from the retinal surface using an intravitreal forceps via the posterior capsulotomy) and placed on the iris. A three-piece posterior chamber IOL is placed in the sulcus via the clear corneal incision. IOFB is then removed from the anterior chamber over the IOL by forceps.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Metallic IOFB of 4 mm × 3 mm has been retrieved by IOL scaffold technique after rescuing it from the posterior segment. There has been no drop or slip of IOFB in the vitreous during removal. Posterior chamber IOL served as scaffold during IOFB removal from anterior chamber.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The IOL scaffold maneuver has shown to prevent slippage by acting as a barrier between the IOFB and the vitreous.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital and Eye Research Center, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Dhivya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ashok Kumar
authors.forename: Athiya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*