Intraocular gas injection in the pseudophakic patient.
Two patients underwent vitrectomy with the use of intraocular gas. In one patient the cornea decompensated because of lens-cornea contact and in the second patient a surgical technique devised to protect the cornea from lens contact was used successfully. The technique consisted of injecting a smaller gas bubble into the anterior chamber before the instillation of the posterior chamber gas.
D000368:Aged; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000628:therapy*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery
D005459:Fluorides; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride