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Visual outcome after intraocular foreign body removal through pars plana vitrectomy


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Title: Visual outcome after intraocular foreign body removal through pars plana vitrectomy

Authors: Bilal Khan, Irfan Aslam Khattak, Bilal Bashir, Zeeshan Tahir, Adnan Alam

Journal: Al-Shifa Journal of Ophthalmology

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Publisher: Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2016

Volume: 12

Issue: 2

Language: English

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to report the visual outcome after intraocular foreign body removal through pars plana vitrectomy at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Total 50 patients were included, in the age range of 10 to 70 years. Post-op visual improvement was noticed in 30 (60%) cases while it didn’t improve in the remaining 20 (40%) cases. The study concludes that with timely intervention, majority of the patients of IOFB show improvement, provided the damage from IOFB is not too extensive.


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