TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Corneal Rust Ring Removal A1 - Jennings, Adam A1 - Holmes, Marcus A1 - Sandlin, Devin A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Corneal rust rings occur commonly when metallic foreign bodies become embedded in the cornea (Figure 192-1). Removal of the rust ring is imperative to avoid permanent staining of the cornea, persistent inflammation, or disruption of corneal integrity (i.e., necrosis) with loss of stromal substance.1-3 Two techniques for the removal of rust rings are discussed. Topical deferoxamine as a chemical chelator should only be used by an Ophthalmologist and is mentioned only for the sake of completeness. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159808511 ER -