A new retractable micromagnet for intraocular foreign body removal
B. W. McCuen 2nd and D. Hickingbotham
Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC 27710.
We have developed a new, self-contained, small-gauge, permanent, rare-earth
magnet for use in conjunction with pars plana vitrectomy in the treatment
of selected magnetic intraocular foreign bodies. This magnet allows
controlled grasping and releasing of the foreign body by the surgeon, thus
increasing surgical control in magnetic intraocular foreign body removal.
