Condensation of silicone oil on the posterior surface of a silicone intraocular lens during vitrectomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We experienced a complication caused by the condensation of silicone oil on the surface of a silicone intraocular lens during pars plana vitrectomy. A 74-year-old woman with proliferative vitreoretinopathy underwent a pars plana vitrectomy in her left eye, which contained silicone oil and a silicone intraocular lens. Intraoperatively, condensation of silicone oil on the posterior surface of a silicone intraocular lens caused a loss of visibility during fluid/gas exchange. The silicone oil droplets could not be removed. Surgeons should avoid direct contact of silicone oil with silicone intraocular lens.
Medical subject headings
- Intraoperative Complications
- Lenses, Intraocular
- Silicone Elastomers
- Silicone Oils
- Vitrectomy