title: Nine years of retained perfluoro-n-octane in the anterior chamber after retinal detachment repair with no signs of ocular toxicity.
abstract: Perfluoro-n-octane (PFO) is commonly used in vitreoretinal surgery. In this case report, we present a 35-year-old patient with retained PFO up to 9 years after par plana vitrectomy. Post-operatively, PFO bubbles occupied 15% of the anterior chamber (AC). Follow-up over 9 years, consistently showed a quiet AC, normal intraocular pressure and endothelial cell counts remained stable. Until date, the patient has been under observation and there have been no ocular symptoms or side-effects. Residual PFO that inadvertently remains in the AC can be well- tolerated, without side-effects for up to 9 years.
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Emad B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Abboud
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Falah
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000187:drug effects*; D002452:Cell Count; D058450:Endotamponade; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D057586:Vitreoretinal Surgery; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; C073608:perfluorooctane
keywords: Anterior Chamber; Perfluoro-n-octane; Vitreo-retinal Surgery
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