Pneumatic retinopexy for displaced macular laceration from intraocular foreign body
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Pneumatic retinopexy for displaced macular laceration from intraocular foreign body
Purpose To report a case of macular laceration from intraocular foreign body (IOFB) treated with pneumatic retinopexy. Observations A 74 year old man sustained penetrating injury to his left globe with retained metallic intraocular foreign body (IOFB). The patient underwent prompt pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal antibiotics and removal of IOFB. The posterior point of impact left a displac...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.07.002