[Silicone oil tamponade in the treatment of retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy].
OBJECTIVE
This paper presents early and later stage of the treatment of 93 eyes (89 patients) with retinal detachment in the course of PVR. All patients were treated in our department between February 1992 and February 1994.


METHODS
Standard port pars plana vitrectomy was performed in all cases related earlier with sclear buckling procedure without success.


RESULTS
One week, 6, 12, 24 months after surgery good anatomical results were achieved respectively in: 82%, 80%, 78%. One week, 6, 12, 24 months after surgery good functional results were achieved respectively in: 74%, 67%, 58%.


CONCLUSIONS
Vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade is method of choice in the treatment of retinal detachment in the course of PVR.
Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Lodzi.
M
M
Kowalski
J
J
Nawrocki
K
K
Dziegielewski
Z
Z
Pikulski
B
B
Bogorodzki
A
A
Bielecka-Kowalska
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000150:complications*
D012827:Silicone Oils