Protocol for removing intraocular foreign body likened to catching a killer

Grazia Pertile
NEW ORLEANS — Removing an intraocular foreign body is much like capturing a killer, Grazia Pertile, MD, told colleagues at Retina Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
“Imagine a script with the title ‘The Capture of the Killer.’ The key steps would be to carefully evaluate the scene of the crime, choose the right instruments to approach the killer, prepare a safe way out after the capture, do not damage the surroundings during the action, and make sure the killer cannot escape after the capture,” (Read more...)

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