Ease of Removal of Posterior Segment Metallic Intraocular Foreign Body with Intraocular Forceps Vs Endomagnet Plus Forceps

Material and Methods: A comparative case series conducted at Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Hospital Lahore from March 2013 to August 2013. Fifty eyes of fifty patients with ocular trauma and concurrent metallic posterior segment intraocular foreign body underwent pars plana vitrectomy and we analyzed the ease of removal of posterior segment IOFB with endomagnet plus intraocular forceps (GROUP A) or intraocular forceps alone (GROUP B) by comparing the frequency of intra operative complications with either method.