title: [Domestic silicone oil, removal and complications].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To master the optimal time of domestic silicone oil (DSiO) removal after vitreoretinal surgery and to observe the complications after it removal.
  
  
  METHODS
  DSiO removal was performed through a superior corneoscleral limbus or pars plana incision in 64 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of the attached retina was 85.5% after DSiO removal. The visual acuity was improved or unchanged in 53 cases (82.8%). In 27 cases followed up postoperatively for an average of 11.6 months, the retina remained attached in 18 cases (66.7%). The postoperative complications included retinal redetachment in 12 cases and intraocular hemorrhage in 4 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  3-6 months after operation is the best time for removing DSiO when retinal tears are healed and DSiO is not emulsified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014821:Vitrectomy; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils