Perfluorodecalin-induced intravitreal inflammation.
OBJECTIVE
To report an unusual case of intravitreal inflammation in a human eye caused by the presence of residual perfluorodecalin in a case of giant retinal tear and retinal detachment.


METHODS
The posterior capsule of the lens, which was infiltrated with deposits, was collected during surgery. The specimen was stained with hematoxylin and eosin, with periodic acid-Schiff, and for melanin. Part of it was examined with electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical staining was performed to demonstrate CD68 antigens, cytokeratin, and glial fibrillary acid protein.


RESULTS
Vacuolated macrophages and retinal pigment epithelial cells infiltrated the posterior capsule. Electron microscopy showed the presence of membrane-lined vacuoles within the macrophages. A monolayer of epithelial cells covered the cellular infiltration.


CONCLUSIONS
Residual perfluorodecalin can induce an intraocular chronic macrophage response.
Singh
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Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Chalmer's Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9HA, UK.
Ramaesh
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Wharton
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Cormack
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Chawla
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D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / Q000378:metabolism; D003452:Cryosurgery; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012086:Reoperation; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D000097382:CD68 Molecule
D015703:Antigens, CD; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D007633:Keratins; C067980:CD68 antigen, human; D000097382:CD68 Molecule; C008805:perfluorodecalin