Open AccessClinical effect of peripheral capsule preservation in eyes with silicone oil tamponade
Author(s) -
Bo Jiang,
Su Dong,
Minghao Sun,
Zhongyu Zhang,
Dawei Sun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7729
Subject(s) - medicine , tamponade , capsule , silicone oil , peripheral , silicone , ophthalmology , surgery , botany , chemical engineering , engineering , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
At present, silicone oil has been widely used in vitrectomy to deal with complex fundus diseases. Usually, cataract extraction is combined with vitrectomy. However, reducing the complications of silicone oil tamponade and facilitating the secondary implantation of intraocular lens (IOL) are still an urgent problem.