Removal of silicone oil from aphakia: use of a self-sealing corneal incision.
OBJECTIVE
To report and illustrate a modified and simple technique for silicone oil removal from aphakic eyes.


METHODS
Interventional case series.


METHODS
Eighteen eyes of 18 patients who once had pars plana vitrectomy and lensectomy combined with silicone oil tamponade underwent silicone oil removal using a self-sealing corneal incision.


RESULTS
All of the 18 silicone oil removal procedures performed had clear corneal incisions, which did not require suturing.


CONCLUSIONS
Silicone oil can be removed successfully from aphakia using the self-sealing corneal incision under local anesthesia.
Qin
Bo
B
Shenzhen Ophthalmic Center, Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen, China. qbzf@yahoo.com
Zhao
Tieying
T
Huang
Lina
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012827:Silicone Oils; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014945:Wound Healing
D012827:Silicone Oils