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21st Annual Meeting of the German Retina Society and 8th Symposium of the International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT)

German Retina Society
International Society of Ocular Trauma

19.06. - 22.06.2008, Würzburg

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Application of injection of viscoelastic onto the posterior pole when extracting intraocular foreign bodies

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  • Xun Yang - Beijing/China
  • S. Wang - Beijing/China
  • Q. Li - Beijing/China

Retinologische Gesellschaft. International Society of Ocular Trauma. 21. Jahrestagung der Retinologischen Gesellschaft gemeinsam mit dem 8. Symposium der International Society of Ocular Trauma. Würzburg, 19.-22.06.2008. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2008. DocISOTRG2008V095

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Published: June 18, 2008

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Background: Extraction of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) on the retina may cause injury to the retina. Injection of viscoelastic on to the posterior retina when extracting intraocular foreign body (IOFB) may protect the retina.

Methods: We injected viscoelastic on to the posterior retina in 12 eyes of 12 patients before extracting IOFB during endoscopic vitrectomy to prevent possible damage to the retina due to falling IOFBs, or adjust the position of the IOFBs on the retina.

Results: We found that falling of different kinds of IOFBs did not make any signet on the retina with viscoelastic on it, and the position of the IOFBs could be adjusted so as to separate from the retina, which also resulted in facilitating the grasp of the IOFBs near the retina. No complications was observed during or after the operations because of the procedure.

Conclusions: Injection of viscoelastic onto the posterior pole protected the retina from falling IOFB and facilitated the grasp of the IOFBs near the retina.