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[The importance of silicone oil removal in prophylaxis of the late complications of internal tamponade].

Agata Wesołek-Czernik, J Nawrocki, Zbigniew Pikulski, B Bogorodzki

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PURPOSE: To present the functional and anatomical results after silicone oil removal. MATERIAL: Covers 32 patients (34 eyes), age 29-77 years. Silicone oil removal was performed between February 1993 and December 1994. The indication for silicone oil tamponade was: PDVR (17/34), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (12/34), trauma (4/34) and vitreous haemorrhage (1/34). METHODS: The conditions of silicone oil removal were complete retinal attachment within at least 3 months, visual acuity not worse than 1/50, no proliferations, laser photocoagulation of peripheral retina. RESULTS: In postoperative period retina was attached in 30 cases (88%). Retinal detachment was observed in 4 cases (12%). Visual acuity remains unchanged in 27 cases. CONCLUSIONS: We found that silicone oil removal leads in the majority of eyes to a stabilisation of visual acuity and reduces the progress of silicone oil-related complications.

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PURPOSE: To present the functional and anatomical results after silicone oil removal. MATERIAL: Covers 32 patients (34 eyes), age 29-77 years. Silicone oil removal was performed between February 1993 and December 1994. The indication for silicone oil tamponade was: PDVR (17/34), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (12/34), trauma (4/34) and vitreous haemorrhage (1/34). METHODS: The conditions of silicone oil removal were complete retinal attachment within at least 3 months, visual acuity not worse than 1/50, no proliferations, laser photocoagulation of peripheral retina. RESULTS: In postoperative period retina was attached in 30 cases (88%). Retinal detachment was observed in 4 cases (12%). Visual acuity remains unchanged in 27 cases. CONCLUSIONS: We found that silicone oil removal leads in the majority of eyes to a stabilisation of visual acuity and reduces the progress of silicone oil-related complications.

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PURPOSE: To present the functional and anatomical results after silicone oil removal. MATERIAL: Covers 32 patients (34 eyes), age 29-77 years. Silicone oil removal was performed between February 1993 and December 1994. The indication for silicone oil tamponade was: PDVR (17/34), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (12/34), trauma (4/34) and vitreous haemorrhage (1/34). METHODS: The conditions of silicone oil removal were complete retinal attachment within at least 3 months, visual acuity not worse than 1/50, no proliferations, laser photocoagulation of peripheral retina. RESULTS: In postoperative period retina was attached in 30 cases (88%). Retinal detachment was observed in 4 cases (12%). Visual acuity remains unchanged in 27 cases. CONCLUSIONS: We found that silicone oil removal leads in the majority of eyes to a stabilisation of visual acuity and reduces the progress of silicone oil-related complications.

Key concepts: Silicone oil, Medicine, Tamponade, Retinal detachment, Visual acuity, Ophthalmology, Silicone, Retinal

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