AIM: To review retrospectively 74 consecutive cases of combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil. METHODS: Candidate patients for intraocular silicone oil removal and cataract extraction underwent combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil through a planned posterior capsulorrhexis and without the use of a pars plana infusion line. RESULTS: The retina remained attached in 59 (79.7%) patients postoperatively. In this success group, the postoperative visual acuity improved in 42 (71.2%) patients. There was no association between age, duration of silicone oil tamponade, preoperative diagnosis, macular status or number and nature of previous surgery, and the incidence of redetachment following silicone oil removal. CONCLUSION: Combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil is a safe and reliable technique that offers the main advantage of diminished surgical trauma.
AIM: To review retrospectively 74 consecutive cases of combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil. METHODS: Candidate patients for intraocular silicone oil removal and cataract extraction underwent combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil through a planned posterior capsulorrhexis and without the use of a pars plana infusion line. RESULTS: The retina remained attached in 59 (79.7%) patients postoperatively. In this success group, the postoperative visual acuity improved in 42 (71.2%) patients. There was no association between age, duration of silicone oil tamponade, preoperative diagnosis, macular status or number and nature of previous surgery, and the incidence of redetachment following silicone oil removal. CONCLUSION: Combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil is a safe and reliable technique that offers the main advantage of diminished surgical trauma.
Authors: Maedbh Rhatigan; Elizabeth McElnea; Patrick Murtagh; Kirk Stephenson; Elaine Harris; Paul Connell; David Keegan Journal: Int J Ophthalmol Date: 2018-01-18 Impact factor: 1.779
Authors: Renata Leite De Pinho Tavares; Mário Junqueira Nóbrega; Fernando Amaral Junqueira Nóbrega; Fernando José De Novelli; Carlos Augusto Cardim De Oliveira Journal: Int J Retina Vitreous Date: 2015-04-15