Silicone oil removal: Results, risks and complications

Abstract

ABSTRACT.Purpose: We studied the results and complications of silicone oil removal applying basic criteria for the selection of eyes.

Removal of Silicone Oil With 25-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy System

“…4,19,[22][23][24] Our redetachment rate of 15%, with recurrent RD observed in two eyes after a mean period of 12.5 days postoperatively, is within the acceptable range. We believe that redetachments observed in our study are due to the complicated nature of the original retinal detachment and not attributable to the method of oil removal.…”

“…This poor visual prognosis after redetachment is confirmed by other studies. 23,24 During silicone oil removal with the described technique, the height of the infusion bottle is raised to 95 cm which raises a possibility of optic nerve damage and corneal edema. Since gravity-dependent alteration of the infusion pressure which is determined by the hydrostatic pressure within the infusion system is used, this height of 95 cm corresponds to an IOP of approximately 70 mmHg.…”

The Evaluation of Silicon Oil Evacuation Procedure In Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Indonesia

“…Moreover, there is not enough evidence that suggest the longer duration of maintaining SO inside the eye leads to a better outcome. 20,21 There were 24 patients (31.07%) who underwent SO evacuation combined with phacoemulsification. The high number of this procedure was due to cataract formation.…”

Efficacy and safety of heavy silicone oil Densiron 68® in the treatment of complicated retinal detachment with large inferior retinectomy

“…With such tamponades, however, an increased rate of recurrent detachment has been observed in eyes with inferior RD or detachments operated on by large inferior retinectomy. This is often due to retinectomy reopening and reproliferation in the inferior part of the retina [10,11,23,24,27,28]. At the end of the 1990s, this recurrence led to the development of heavy silicone oils, a new group of tamponade agents with a specific gravity greater than that of water.…”