title: Intravitreal gas injection for hypotony after cataract surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal perfluoropropane gas injection to treat hypotony after cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The ophthalmology department of a major tertiary medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  After uneventful cataract extraction, 5 patients with hypotony due to iridocyclitis, choroidal detachment, and serous retinal detachment were treated with an intravitreal injection of 1.0 cc of perfluoropropane gas.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The hypotony, choroidal detachment, and exudative retinal detachment resolved in all 5 patients, and visual acuity improved. No complications were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intravitreal gas injection can be used to treat hypotony after cataract surgery in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weinberger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stiebel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lusky
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hodish
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yassur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren