title: [Long-term results of successful surgical treatment of retinal detachment by vitrectomy and silicone oil injection. Effect of removal of the tamponade on further complications].
abstract: We present, with a minimal follow up of six months, the results of 118 silicone oil removals following successful treatment of retinal detachment by pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection. A recurrent retinal detachment occurred in 8.5% of cases, 13% of the 61 phakic eyes at the time of silicone oil removal maintained a clear lens, 29.6% of the eyes had a raised intraocular pressure and 6.8% had a keratopathy. The visual acuity improved in 72.8% of eyes after silicone oil removal. The main reasons for a late decrease in visual acuity were recurrence of the detachment, hypertonia, chronic hypotonia and keratopathy. All the eyes with late complications after silicone oil removal had a clinically significant droplet dispersion in the anterior chamber. Only complete and early silicone oil removal seems to decrease the complication rate.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, Paris.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Mer
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ameline
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils
vernacular_title: Evolution à long terme des yeux opérés avec succès de décollement de rétine par vitrectomie et injection d'huile de silicone. Effet de l'ablation du tamponnement sur les complications.