Abstract
Foreign bodies may drop during removal from the posterior segment and result in foveal damage. Due to high specific gravity and viscosity, ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) can dampen and redirect the force of the dropping foreign body and therefore protect the fovea. Herein we describe our technique of foveal protection with OVDs and briefly demonstrate the results in five eyes with large posterior segment foreign bodies.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 68-70 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Intraocular foreign body
- Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices
- Pars plana vitrectomy
- Viscoelastic materials
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology