Final anatomic and visual outcomes appear independent of duration of silicone oil intraocular tamponade in complex retinal detachment surgery | Zendy

Maedbh Rhatigan | Zendy; Elizabeth McElnea | Zendy; Patrick Murtagh | Zendy; Kirk Stephenson | Zendy; Elaine Harris | Zendy; Paul Connell | Zendy; David Keegan | Zendy

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Final anatomic and visual outcomes appear independent of duration of silicone oil intraocular tamponade in complex retinal detachment surgery

Author(s) -

Maedbh Rhatigan,

Elizabeth McElnea,

Patrick Murtagh,

Kirk Stephenson,

Elaine Harris,

Paul Connell,

David Keegan

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 2227-4898

pISSN - 2222-3959

DOI - 10.18240/ijo.2018.01.15

Subject(s) - tamponade , medicine , retinal detachment , silicone oil , visual acuity , vitrectomy , ophthalmology , surgery , cohort , retinal , retrospective cohort study , chemical engineering , engineering

To report anatomic and visual outcomes following silicone oil removal in a cohort of patients with complex retinal detachment, to determine association between duration of tamponade and outcomes and to compare patients with oil removed and those with oil in situ in terms of demographic, surgical and visual factors.

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