Silicone oil-induced corneal perforation following complex retinal detachment.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of silicone oil-induced corneal perforation following complex retinal detachment surgery.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Two months following a second retinal detachment repair, the patient presented to eye casualty with a corneal perforation secondary to silicone oil keratopathy.


CONCLUSIONS
The pathophysiology of silicone oil-related perforation is not clearly understood. Poor corneal nutrition due to the presence of oil may be an important contributory factor. Close monitoring of patients for early signs of silicone oil keratopathy could preempt perforation.
From the *Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nottingham, and †Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Aaron M
AM
Yeung
Anupama
A
Pherwani
Naing L
NL
Tint
Shu
S
Ho
Anwar
A
Zaman
Harminder S
HS
Dua