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Densiron intraocular tamponade: a case series
Author(s) -
Lim Beng Liam,
Vote Brendan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01721.x
Subject(s) - medicine , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , tamponade , retinal detachment , visual acuity , ophthalmology , vitrectomy , retinal , surgery
A bstract Purpose: To report on the use of Densiron (heavy silicone oil), a new endotamponade agent with proposed benefits in complex retinal detachments involving inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Method: Retrospective case note review. Results: Ten cases (10 eyes) in which Densiron was used in eyes which had failed initial retinal detachment surgery. The overall success rate of long‐term total reattachment was 70%. Mean preoperative visual acuity was logMAR 2.03 (SD 0.406), which improved to a mean postoperative visual acuity of logMAR 1.00 (SD 0.571) ( P = 0.001). Conclusion: Densiron was well tolerated with few side‐effects and appears to be a useful agent in patients with inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy.