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Abstract
A retrospective study is reported on 132 eyes with retinal detachment, resulting from advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treated using vitrectomy techniques and silicone oil tamponade. Epiretinal surgery was performed using a bimanual technique. Silicone oil was removed in 64 eyes (49%) which regained an improved final vision of 5/200 or better. In 17 eyes (13%), vision was improved but silicone oil could not be removed. It is expected that the function of several of these eyes will eventually deteriorate because of progressive silicone-induced glaucoma. The remaining 51 eyes (38%) were surgical and functional failures.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2227483 DOI: 10.1007/bf00927253
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol ISSN: 0721-832X Impact factor: 3.117