title: Results of silicone oil removal in advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
abstract: We reviewed the results of silicone oil removal after vitreous surgery for recurrent retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy in 55 eyes. The minimum follow-up period was six months. Retinal detachment recurred in five eyes (9%). Evidence of recurrent epiretinal membrane formation at the time of or after silicone oil removal was noted in 21 eyes (38%). Penetrating keratoplasty combined with silicone oil removal was successful in five of six patients. Mild corneal changes noted in ten eyes (18%) remained the same or cleared in seven eyes after silicone oil removal. Overall, postoperative visual acuity improved in 24 eyes (44%), remained the same in 18 eyes (33%), and decreased in 13 (24%). In 22 eyes without clinical evidence of silicone-associated complications at the time of silicone oil removal, postoperative visual acuity remained unchanged or improved in 20 (91%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zilis
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: McCuen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Juan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefansson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Machemer
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004322:Drainage; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000009:adverse effects; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils