title: Silicone oil removal from a silicone intraocular lens with perfluorohexyloctane.
abstract: Silicone oil can be easily dissolved in vivo from silicone intraocular lenses by perfluorohexyloctane. Using specular microscopy, we examined the corneal endothelium in a patient with silicone lens implantation immediately after cataract surgery and 5 weeks postoperatively. There were no signs of acute or chronic toxicity to the endothelium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Aachen RWTH, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeana
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schrage
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirchhof
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wenzel
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012827:Silicone Oils; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012827:Silicone Oils; C118616:perfluorohexyl-octan