title: Healon as intravitreal substitute in retinal detachment surgery in 40 patients.
abstract: Forty patients with hypotony during retinal detachment surgery were treated with intravitreal Healon. Healon was very well tolerated, except for a transient rise in the intra-ocular pressure in 19 out of 40 patients. A relationship between the rise in intra-ocular pressure and the mount of Healon used was not found. Temporal corneal decompensation occurred in two patients. Early cases of proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment were treated successfully with external retinal-detachment surgery and intravitreal Healon.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid