Preparation and processing of vitreoretinal instrumentation and equipment as a risk factor for silicone oil emulsification

• Published in: Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 110
• Main Authors: Dresp, Joachim H, Menz, Dirk-Henning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2004
• Subjects: Detergents; Emulsions; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Retina - surgery; Risk Factors; Silicone Oils; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Sterilization; Vitrectomy - instrumentation

To investigate possible sources for the induction of silicone oil emulsification in patients' eyes. The contaminants on a ready-to-use standard set of vitreoretinal instruments cleaned and sterilized in an eye clinic were determined. The determination of detergents was carried out according to...