title: [The remove of intraocular foreign body by the assistance of the injection of silicone oil].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of the injection of silicone oil in helping the remove of intraocular foreign body throughout pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a series case study. This study included 17 eyes with intraocular foreign body from June 2007 to April 2008. Intraocular foreign bodies in these eyes were hardly removed, and all of the eyes had complicated and severe retinal injuries. The intraocular foreign bodies were taken out followed intravitreal injection of silicon oil. The retinal protective effects of silicon oil were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the intraocular foreign bodies were removed successfully without any damage to the retina due to the viscosity of silicon oil and its gasket function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intravitreal injection of silicon oil was able to help the removement of hardly-hold intraocular foreign body with PPV and avoid secondary retinal injury in this process.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Sheng
authors: S
authors: Gao
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Zou
authors: Qian-ying
authors: QY
authors: Wu
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Lu
authors: Mei-xia
authors: MX
authors: Zhang
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils