m: Silicone/fluomsilicone copolymer oii (SiFO) is a polysiloxane derivative potentially us&d as mtraoperative tool and long term retinal tatnponade agent. SiFO is characterized by higher-than-water density and low viscosity; its intraocular tolerance in rabbits up to two months is siroilra to that of silicone oil. &j&t&. SiFO was used in 9 eyes with complicated retinal detachment. Five patients...

AIMS/BACKGROUND Recurrent peripheral retinal detachments may occur in eyes treated with vitrectomy and silicone oil for retinal detachments complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). The aim of this study was to assess whether laser photocoagulation could be used in the presence of silicone oil to confine and stabilise recurrent PVR related peripheral retinal detachments enabling the...

UNLABELLED Relaxing retinotomies and retinectomies are used in the presence of retinal shortening resulting from retinal incarceration or fibrous proliferation and contraction that prevents contact of the retina with the retinal pigment epithelium. The peripheral retina is usually cut or excised to preserve function of the posterior retina which is more visually significant. OBJECTIVE To inve...

m: Silicone/fluomsilicone copolymer oii (SiFO) is a polysiloxane derivative potentially us&d as mtraoperative tool and long term retinal tatnponade agent. SiFO is characterized by higher-than-water density and low viscosity; its intraocular tolerance in rabbits up to two months is siroilra to that of silicone oil. &j&t&. SiFO was used in 9 eyes with complicated retinal detachment. Five patients...

m: Silicone/fluomsilicone copolymer oii (SiFO) is a polysiloxane derivative potentially us&d as mtraoperative tool and long term retinal tatnponade agent. SiFO is characterized by higher-than-water density and low viscosity; its intraocular tolerance in rabbits up to two months is siroilra to that of silicone oil. &j&t&. SiFO was used in 9 eyes with complicated retinal detachment. Five patients...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extension and traction effects of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) complicated with retinal tears using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and B-scan ultrasonography. METHODS Complete ophthalmological examination, B-scan ultrasonography and spectral domain OCT were performed in patients with acute PVD and retinal tear...

exudative retinal detachment (erd) may be seen with many ocular pathologies including malignancies. among malignant causes, metastases of breast and lung carcinoma are most common. a 50-year-old woman referred to our clinic with history of decreased visual acuity in her right eye since 3 months before referral. the visual acuity was counting fingers at 2 meters and 6/10 in the right and left ey...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate of vitrectomy in giant retinal tears (gtr) and factors influencing it. methods: in an interventional case series, hospital records of 68 eyes of 63 patients operated for grt were reviewed. standard three port vitrectomy plus placement of an encircling band, retinopexy, and internal tamponade was performed for all eyes. possible influencing factors including...

purpose: to compare the anatomical results of scleral buckling with or without retinopexy and to assess the effect of retinopexy on outcomes of the operation.  methods: this interventional case series was performed on 22 patients undergoing scleral buckling (segmental or encircling) with or without subretinal fluid drainage and without any type of retinopexy and 33 patients who received transsc...

We have used intraocular sulphur hexafluoride or liquid silicone as an adjunct to vitreous surgery in the treatment of a non-randomised sequential series of 19 eyes with retinal detachment complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy. We have studied the surgical results and complications of these two tamponades and drawn preliminary conclusions on their use in retinal reattachment surgery. A...