title: Clinical management of silicone intraocular lens condensation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a novel technique in the management of silicone intraocular lens condensation after gas-fluid exchange.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical management of an obstacle to treatment. setting: Private retina practice. patient population: One patient with silicone posterior chamber intraocular lens implant and posterior capsulotomy who subsequently experienced complicated retinal detachment. intervention: Application of a heating pad to clear intraocular lens condensation. main outcome measure: Visibility of the fundus for laser treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Application of a heating pad to the closed eyelid significantly reduced the intraocular lens condensation and provided a clear view for the surgeon to apply laser retinopexy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of retinal detachment is complicated by lens condensation after gas-fluid exchange in patients who have undergone silicone posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation and posterior capsulotomy. We report a simple, inexpensive, and effective method to reduce lens condensation and enable in-office examination and laser treatment.
authors.affiliation: Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina 28210, USA. djbrowning@carolina.rr.com
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers