title: [The importance of silicone oil removal in prophylaxis of the late complications of internal tamponade].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the functional and anatomical results after silicone oil removal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Covers 32 patients (34 eyes), age 29-77 years. Silicone oil removal was performed between February 1993 and December 1994. The indication for silicone oil tamponade was: PDVR (17/34), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (12/34), trauma (4/34) and vitreous haemorrhage (1/34).
  
  
  METHODS
  The conditions of silicone oil removal were complete retinal attachment within at least 3 months, visual acuity not worse than 1/50, no proliferations, laser photocoagulation of peripheral retina.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In postoperative period retina was attached in 30 cases (88%). Retinal detachment was observed in 4 cases (12%). Visual acuity remains unchanged in 27 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found that silicone oil removal leads in the majority of eyes to a stabilisation of visual acuity and reduces the progress of silicone oil-related complications.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wesołek-Czernik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nawrocki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pikulski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bogorodzki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009821:Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D013997:Time Factors; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000601:surgery*; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D009821:Oils; D012828:Silicones