title: SILICONE OIL BARRIER SUTURES IN APHAKIC EYES WITH IRIS DEFECTS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of silicone oil barrier sutures in aphakic eyes with iris defects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixteen aphakic and iris-defective eyes of 16 patients who underwent a pars plana vitrectomy procedure with silicone oil tamponade because of retinal detachment were included in this retrospective study. Silicone oil barrier sutures were placed as a grid pattern within the plane of the previous iris after vitrectomy and before silicone oil injection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean follow-up time after silicone oil barrier suture operations was 12.0 ± 6.8 months. Silicone oil was present in the anterior chamber in five eyes (31%) at the last visit. These eyes also had hypotony, band keratopathy, and anterior proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, silicone oil barrier sutures were proven to be safe and effective in preventing silicone oil-corneal endothelium touch in aphakic eyes with iris defects, unless hypotony was present because of anterior proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
authors.affiliation: *Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey; and †Department of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pekel
authors.forename: Neşe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alagöz
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alagöz
authors.forename: ÖkkeŞ
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Baz
authors.forename: Ahmet Taylan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Yazc
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D058450:Endotamponade; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D042262:Retinoscopy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes; D012827:Silicone Oils