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Liquid silicone in the treatment of retinal detachment
Author(s) -
Unosson Kerstin,
Stenkula Staffan,
Törnqvist Per,
Weijdegård Lars
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb01576.x
Subject(s) - retinal detachment , silicone , medicine , retinal , ophthalmology , retina , surgery , materials science , biology , composite material , neuroscience
. Liquid silicone was used in the surgical treatment of 46 eyes with complex retinal detachment. Forty‐six eyes have been followed up for at least 6 months. In 27 of these eves (58.7%) the retina was totally or partially attached at the 6‐month follow‐up. Visual improvement was found in 20 of the 46 eyes (43.5%). These results are encouraging considering the poor prognosis of the operated eyes. There were few severe complications during an observation time of 6 months. Liquid silicone was found to be a valuable help in the surgical treatment of severe forms of retinal detachment.