title: Special short needles to inject and aspirate high-viscosity silicone oil.
abstract: The use of 16-gauge needles of shortened length (4 and 8 mm) allows intraocular injection of high-viscosity silicone oil (12,500 centistokes) without the need for special pumps.
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation; D009339:Needles; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones