Penetrating ocular injuries represent a potentially devastating
threat to vision that require prompt surgical intervention. Retained
intraocular foreign body (IOFB) injuries are an important subset of
these injuries, with the majority ending up in the vitreous cavity or
retina/choroid.1,2 In spite of the complexity and severity of these
injuries, improved surgical techniques have improved the number
of eyes salvaged and have resulted in 60e71% of these patients' eyes
achieving greater than 20/40 visual acuity.1,2 In eyes with final visual
acuity worse than 20/40 visual acuity, macular injury resulting
in scarring represents a significant cause.2