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DETECTION OF VITRECTOR SHAVINGS ON OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
Truman L Silvasi1, Amro A Omari, Mina M Sitto
1Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan.
Purpose:
To describe multiple retained intraocular foreign bodies felt to be from a vitrectomy instrument.
Methods:
Observational case report.
Patient:
A 66-year-old man with history of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repaired with pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckle, endolaser, and fluid-air exchange presented with dyschromatopsia in the right eye.
Results:
Optical coherence tomography demonstrated metallic vitrector shavings detected on optical coherence tomography above the optic nerve head and macula. Repeat optical coherence tomography 9 months later demonstrated movement of the vitrector shavings throughout the vitreous.
Conclusion:
We demonstrate retained intraocular foreign body shavings, which are rarely seen after vitrectomy. These can be confirmed using optical coherence tomography.
