AIM: To determine the incidence and predictive factors for epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation in eyes with complicated primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) tamponaded silicone oil (SO). METHODS: This retrospective case-control study included 141 consecutive patients (51 eyes) without (90 ERM after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) SO tamponade RRD. The risk were assessed using logistic re...

The hazards of synthetic implants and the difficulty of obtaining other autogenous or homogenous implant material may be avoided by using the tarsus from the upper lid of the operated eye as buckling material in retinal detachment surgery, especially in cases of localized detachment with one or more tears. After the adherent conjunctival material has been removed, the tarsus tissue can be place...

PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to describe a case of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the setting of chronic kidney disease that exhibited complete retinal reattachment after serial hemodialysis. METHODS Retrospective case report. RESULTS A 58-year-old woman with acute vision loss was found to have a macula-involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Due to chronic kidney diseas...

PURPOSE To evaluate and compare the tear-film dynamics in normal eyes and in eyes with mild dry-eye symptoms using a new noninvasive optical method based on a double-pass instrument. SETTING Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain. DESIGN Evaluation of diagnostic test or technology. METHODS Dynamic recording of double-pass retinal images during unforced tear-film break...

We aim to present a case of retinal detachment secondary to capsular tension ring dislocation following cataract surgery. A 45-year-old man who underwent cataract surgery 2 years previously presented with decreased vision in his left eye. The patient's posterior capsule was intact with a well-located posterior chamber intraocular lens. Fundus examination revealed retinal detachment with retinal...

A series of 200 consecutive retinal detachments was examined prospectively to consider the physical sign of mobility of the detached retina. Retinal mobility was found to be absent in 28 cases, and this immobility is caused by periretinal membrane formation. The importance of retinal mobility when considering the case for non-drainage retinal surgery has been examined with particular emphasis o...

The application of perfluorocarbon liquids has been well acclaimed in vitreoretinal surgery. Its unique physical properties make it an ideal intraoperative tool to improve the efficiency and safety of surgical procedures in complicated cases. The main functions of perfluorocarbon liquids in vitreoretinal surgery include relocating and fixing the detached retina, displacing the subretinal and su...

BACKGROUND Perfluorocarbon liquids are frequently used as intraoperative tools in vitreoretinal surgery and may occasionally be retained in the vitreous cavity. We report a patient who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for a giant tear after receiving blunt trauma to his right eye and sustained postoperative perfluorocarbon liquid residue in the anterior chamber in spite of an intact crystalline ...

We experienced a case of intraocular lens (IOL) luxation with the capsular bag after vitrectomy. The case was a 66-year-old female in whom an IOL was implanted one year after surgery for giant tear retinal detachment using silicone oil. Four years after the implantation surgery, the patient suffered subluxation of the IOL with the capsular bag. Examinations of the luxated IOL with the capsular ...