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A new BB forceps.

D P Joseph·T A Meredith
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Retained intraocular BBs are difficult to remove. According to manufacturers' specifications, BBs have a spherical diameter of 4.5 mm and a copper plate covering a steel core. They have only moderate magnetic properties because of the copper plate cover and they are too large to be grasped by almost all intraocular forceps and, therefore, present a problem when they are retained in the eye after injury. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:1574-1575

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D P Joseph, T A Meredith. 2000. A new BB forceps.. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.118.11.1574

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