Magnet for Corneal Foreign Bodies
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/20/2018 |
| Start Date: | December 4, 2018 |
| End Date: | November 11, 2019 |
| Contact: | Tony Zitek, MD |
| Email: | zitek10@gmail.com |
| Phone: | 305-480-6602 |
The Use of a Magnet to Remove Corneal Foreign Bodies
This is a prospective, interventional study to assess the effectiveness and safety of a
commercially available "eye magnet" to remove corneal foreign bodies.
commercially available "eye magnet" to remove corneal foreign bodies.
The vast majority of corneal foreign bodies are metallic and thus are frequently
ferromagnetic. Consequently, it may be possible to use a magnet to remove most corneal
foreign bodies. There are commercially available products for removing corneal foreign
bodies, but there are no published studies assessing these devices.
This will be a prospective interventional study to assess the use of an eye magnet for the
removal of metallic corneal foreign bodies in the emergency department.
After the patient signs written, informed consent, the physician will attempt to remove the
corneal foreign body with the North by Honeywell 326734G Eye Magnet with Loop. If the
physician is unable to remove the corneal foreign body with the magnet, he or she may proceed
with standard care.
The treating physician will fill out a brief data collection form for each patient to track
various outcomes as discussed below.
ferromagnetic. Consequently, it may be possible to use a magnet to remove most corneal
foreign bodies. There are commercially available products for removing corneal foreign
bodies, but there are no published studies assessing these devices.
This will be a prospective interventional study to assess the use of an eye magnet for the
removal of metallic corneal foreign bodies in the emergency department.
After the patient signs written, informed consent, the physician will attempt to remove the
corneal foreign body with the North by Honeywell 326734G Eye Magnet with Loop. If the
physician is unable to remove the corneal foreign body with the magnet, he or she may proceed
with standard care.
The treating physician will fill out a brief data collection form for each patient to track
various outcomes as discussed below.
Inclusion Criteria:
- present to the emergency department with a metallic corneal foreign body
Exclusion Criteria:
- prisoners
- pregnant women
- have pacemakers or metallic facial implants
- possible globe rupture
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