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Intraocular foreign body removal: a novel technique using intraoperative imaging

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We describe a case illustrating a new technique of using intraoperative optical coherence tomography (IOCT) for foreign body removal from the limbus and cornea. In this case, fragments of a fish hook in the temporal limbus and cornea were identified on the OCT. The residual pieces were then removed, assisted by high-resolution, real-time cross-sectional imaging, IOCT. While this technique involves steep learning curve, we believe that it is safe for the patient and helps surgeon with instant decision making and reduce orbital manipulation.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by an Unrestricted Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, NY, to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah.

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  1. John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, 647 S, 1200 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84102, USA

    Sailaja Bondalapati

  2. John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, 65 Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA

    Bala Ambati

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Correspondence to Sailaja Bondalapati.

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Bondalapati, S., Ambati, B. Intraocular foreign body removal: a novel technique using intraoperative imaging. Int Ophthalmol 37, 749–752 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-016-0304-6

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