Intraocular Foreign-Body Hazard During Vitrectomy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Jerald A. Bovino; Daniel F. Marcus
- Source
- American Journal of Ophthalmology. 93:366
- Subject
- Intraocular foreign body
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Silicones
Vitrectomy
Surgical Instruments
eye diseases
Surgery
Vitreous Body
stomatognathic diseases
Ophthalmology
chemistry.chemical_compound
Silicone
Eye Foreign Bodies
chemistry
medicine
Humans
sense organs
business
Vitreous surgery
Sclera
- Language
- ISSN
- 0002-9394
We noted two instances of forceps-induced fragmentation of the bar used for scleral plug storage during vitreous surgery. The silicone bar material was adherent to the plug in both cases. Because this represents a significant intraocular foreign body hazard, the scleral plug should be carefully inspected before insertion.