Unexplained vision loss with intra‐ocular silicone oil tamponade in situ: a case series

• Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 94; no. S256
• Main Authors: Silvester, A., Cazabon, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Acuity; Case reports; Etiology; Incidence; Oil; Ophthalmology; Optical Coherence Tomography; Retina; Retinopathy; Risk factors; Silicon; Silicones; Site selection; Surgery; Tamponade; Tears; Thin film coatings; Vision; Visual acuity; Visual perception

Purpose Silicone oil provides a long‐lasting retinal tamponade which is of particular benefit when attempting to repair complex retinal detachments associated with proliferative retinopathy and giant retinal tears. There have been reports of sudden unexplained visual loss secondary to the use of sil...