Silicone sleeve of extrusion cannula as an intraocular foreign body

Abstract

An unusual intraocular foreign body - the silicone sleeve of a soft-tipped extrusion cannula left behind accidentally in the vitreous cavity following a vitreoretinal surgical procedure for complex retinal detachment - is reported. The silicone sleeve remained within the eye for a year without causing any problem

Keywords

• Silicone sleeve
• intraocular foreign body
• extrusion cannula
• vitrectomy