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Incidence and Post-Operative Visual Outcome in Patients with Intraocular Foreign Body

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العنوان: Incidence and Post-Operative Visual Outcome in Patients with Intraocular Foreign Body
المؤلفون: Ejaz Ahmed Javed, Muhammad Usama Javed, Syed Jahanzaib Naqvi, Zafar Ali Chaudhary
المصدر: Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Vol 63, Iss 3 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Health (NIH), 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Intraocular foreign body, pars plana vitrectomy, visual acuity, Medicine
الوصف: Background: Intraocular foreign body is an important complication of ocular trauma, especially open globe trauma. It can cause a range of complications leading to severe visual impairment to permanent blindness. They are removed via Pars Plana Vitrectomy using either forceps, endomagnet, or both. Various management techniques and their impact on final visual outcomes are identified in this study. Objective: To study the various factors influencing the final visual outcome in cases of intraocular foreign bodies treated via pars plana vitrectomy and surgical removal of the foreign body. Study type, settings & duration: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Allied Hospital, Faisalabad from June 2019 to December 2020. Methodology: About 57 consecutive patients presenting to the Ophthalmology department, Allied Hospital Faisalabad with intraocular foreign bodies were included in this study. All the patients included, underwent pars plana vitrectomy and surgical removal of an intraocular foreign body. The final best-corrected visual acuity of patients was recorded on follow-up visits. Results: The mean age of the participants was 29, 54 (94.7%) were males while only 3 (5.3%) were females. Final visual acuity was significantly poor in patients with foreign bodies involving the retina (p-value: 0.001) and in patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy and surgical removal of the intraocular foreign body later than 7 days after the trauma p ~0.012 (p
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 0030-9842
Relation: https://www.pjmr.org.pk/index.php/pjmr/article/view/435; https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9842
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/40b202d56c2c4c7c88bfadc4f6b5275b
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.40b202d56c2c4c7c88bfadc4f6b5275b
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