Open Access<p>Comparison Between Silicone Oil and Gas in Tamponading Giant Retinal Breaks</p>
Author(s) -
Hossam Moharram,
Ahmed Shawkat Abdelhalim,
Mohamed Abdel Hamid,
Mohamed Farouk Abdelkader
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s237783
Subject(s) - medicine , vitrectomy , pars plana , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , ophthalmology , retinal detachment , retinal tear , retinal , epiretinal membrane , silicone oil , visual acuity , surgery , chemical engineering , engineering
The purpose of this study is to compare anatomical and visual outcomes after using silicone oil (SO) or C 3 F 8 gas as tamponades after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for retinal detachment (RD) associated with giant retinal tears (GRTs).