Removal of large subretinal foreign bodies with bimanual vitrectomy and use of a suture loop.

Purpose: To describe removal of large subretinal foreign bodies with bimanual pars plana vitrectomy and use of a suture loop.

Methods: In a retrospective interventional case series, 2 eyes of 2 patients referred 1 month after primary wound suturation, both with posttraumatic retinal detachment and 1 with endophthalmitis, underwent pars plana vitrectomy. Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) were grasped using a 6-0 polypropylene suture loop.