title: Densiron intraocular tamponade: a case series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on the use of Densiron (heavy silicone oil), a new endotamponade agent with proposed benefits in complex retinal detachments involving inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case note review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten cases (10 eyes) in which Densiron was used in eyes which had failed initial retinal detachment surgery. The overall success rate of long-term total reattachment was 70%. Mean preoperative visual acuity was logMAR 2.03 (SD 0.406), which improved to a mean postoperative visual acuity of logMAR 1.00 (SD 0.571) (P = 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Densiron was well tolerated with few side-effects and appears to be a useful agent in patients with inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
authors.affiliation: The Eye Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Beng Liam
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vote
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils; C515608:densiron