title: A comparison of retrokeratoprosthetic membrane and conjunctival inflammatory responses to silicone oil.
abstract: Silicone oil continues to be an important aid in retinal detachment surgery. We report a case in which disparate responses to silicone oil were noted in the conjunctiva and intraocularly. Intraocularly, the oil permeated a fibrous membrane that formed behind a keratoprosthesis, the first example of this phenomenon. We detail the histological response to the oil at this site as well as a distinctly different reaction present to oil in the conjunctiva of the same eye. The divergence of histological responses provides a demonstration of the eye's apparent retained capacity to protect against intraocular inflammation, despite multiple previous surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Aubrey L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.affiliation: David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Suit 328, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jakobiec
authors.affiliation: Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chodosh
authors.affiliation: Retina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston 02114, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eliott
keywords: Conjunctiva; Granulomatous reaction; Retrokeratoprosthetic membrane; Silicone oil