PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine possible adverse effects on lens transparency caused by pneumatic retinopexy using sulfur hexafluoride gas. METHODS: In a prospective study, both lenses of 33 patients undergoing pneumatic retinopexy in one eye were monitored up to 24 months postoperatively by slit-lamp examination and Scheimpflug photography. RESULTS: Pneumatic retinopexy does not cause significant lens opacifications up to 2 years after surgery. CONCLUSION: Temporary gas tamponade for pneumatic retinopexy is not associated with permanent changes in lens transparency.
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine possible adverse effects on lens transparency caused by pneumatic retinopexy using sulfur hexafluoride gas. METHODS: In a prospective study, both lenses of 33 patients undergoing pneumatic retinopexy in one eye were monitored up to 24 months postoperatively by slit-lamp examination and Scheimpflug photography. RESULTS: Pneumatic retinopexy does not cause significant lens opacifications up to 2 years after surgery. CONCLUSION: Temporary gas tamponade for pneumatic retinopexy is not associated with permanent changes in lens transparency.
Authors: H Heimann; N Bornfeld; W Friedrichs; H Helbig; U Kellner; A Korra; M H Foerster Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 1996-09 Impact factor: 3.117