A Cross-Knotted Suture Basket Technique for Large Nonmagnetic Intraocular Foreign Body Removal
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Jian Cao1,2, Baihua Chen1,2, Yun Li1,2
1Department of Ophthalmology, the 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Purpose:
To report a novel technique of cross-knotted suture basket and to test its effectiveness in large nonmagnetic intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal.
Methods:
A 7/0 Vicryl suture was cut in half and cross-knotted, and four ends were introduced into a 23G needle to form a basket. Pig eyes were used to set up the IOFB model, and the effectiveness of the suture basket in the removal of large nonmagnetic intraocular foreign bodies was tested.
Results:
Several modifications can be made to adapt to different situations. For the materials (stone, metal, glass, and wood) and shapes (irregular, spherical, and rectangle) of large IOFB tested, the cross-knotted suture basket successfully removed all kinds of IOFBs.
Conclusion:
The suture basket technique provides an accessible, safe, and effective alternative in large nonmagnetic IOFB removal. It can be adapted and interchangedand also worth's further clinical investigations.
