[Complications of internal tamponade with gas or silicone].
This article presents the vitreous substitutes used in vitreoretinal surgery, emphasizing the complications of intraocular tamponade: refractive considerations, common toxicity of gases and silicone oil, specific toxicity of silicone oil, intraocular pressure abnormalities and lenticular complications.
Sectia Clinica Oftalmologie, SCUMC, Bucuresti.
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Beraru
D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects; D005740:Gases / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology; D007267:Injections; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D005740:Gases; D012827:Silicone Oils; C042852:perflutren; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride