Silicone oil in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
5 June 2020
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular edema, optical coherence tomography, silicone oil tamponade
Silicone oil (SO), used in complicated retinal detachments, is associated with complications such as cataract, increased intraocular pressure (IOP), keratopathy, cystoid macular oedema (CMO), epiretinal membrane (ERM) and loss of vision. Emulsification of oil can also lead to migration of...
