Suggested management strategy for removing electrochemically active galvanized steel intraocular foreign bodies.

摘要

Galvanized steel is found throughout building, farming and marine environments. First described in 1742 by the French chemist Malouin, galvanizing is the process of coating iron or steel with a thin layer of zinc.Steel et al. drew attention to the different clinical behaviour of a galvanized intraocular foreign body (IOFB), in that its presence produced a vigorous local reaction in the retina, thought to be toxic in origin, which resulted in a poor visual outcome for the patient.