RETAINED INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN-BODIES - A REAPPRAISAL

The epidemiologic features and results of management of 22 cases of re tained intraocular foreign bodies seen over a period of 6 months are p resented. Highlights of the study include the occurrence of such injur ies in young men, the predominance of chisel-and-hammer injuries, the lack of a high degree of reliability of electroretinographic findings, and the improved postoperative visual acuity and good visual prognosi s after surgery in the majority of patients. Based on their favorable experience, the authors advocate early surgical management by pars pla na vitrectomy and foreign body removal using a foreign body forceps.