A suction tip for controlled removal of nonmagnetic intraocular foreign bodies.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1978
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 255–256
- Identifiers
- PMID: 623200
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
I used a soft-tip suction needle during a vitrectomy procedure to life glass foreign bodies away from the retina so they could be more easily and safely grasped with foreign-body extraction forceps. The use of the instrument reduces the chance of inadvertent scraping of glass fragments or instruments against the retina during the removal.