ArticleOphthalmology and therapy2020
Unexplained Visual Loss After Silicone Oil Removal: A 7-Year Retrospective Study.
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- Effect of shorter silicone oil tamponade time on visual function recovery and associated factors in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- A four-year retrospective surgical case series examining postoperative complications following Removal of Silicone Oil (ROSO) scored using the Complications of Retinal Detachment Surgery (CORDS) severity classification tool.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
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- Perfluorocarbon-Assisted Emulsified Silicone Oil Removal: A Simple and Effective Technique.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Profound improvement in vision and electroretinogram after intensive steroid treatment in unexplained visual loss after silicone oil removal.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2024Article
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- Choroidal vascular changes in silicone oil-filled eyes after vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Unexplained visual loss in retinal detachment repair: comparing gas, silicone oil and heavy silicone oil by multivariable regression.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2023Article
- Macular vascularisation changes analysed using OCT angiography after successful rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Intraocular reflectance of the ocular fundus and its impact on increased retinal hazard.Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik · 2022Article
- Retinal and Corneal Changes Associated with Intraocular Silicone Oil Tamponade.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Biocompatibility of intraocular liquid tamponade agents: an update.Eye (London, England) · 2021Review
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- Unexplained Vision Loss Associated With Intraocular Silicone Oil Tamponade in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
introductionUnexplained visual loss after removal of silicone oil from the eye has been described. The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of unexplained loss of visual acuity after SO removal and to provide possible explanations for this phenomenon.
methodsThis retrospective study included patients that underwent vitreoretinal surgery, at Centro Hospitalar São João, between January of 2012 and October of 2018. Inclusion criterion was vitreoretinal surgery in which the chosen endotamponade was SO, followed by removal of SO and exchange with balanced salt solution (BSS) or air. After SO removal, patients with documented loss of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) on two or more Snellen lines were analyzed and patients in which the cause of the visual loss was identified, namely OHT (intraocular pressure > 21 mmHg), retinal re-detachment, glaucoma, retinal proliferative membrane formation, or corneal decompensation, were excluded. All patients with unexplained visual loss underwent spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to exclude causes of visual reduction such as cystoid macular edema, epiretinal membrane, or ellipsoid/interdigitation zone disruption. A p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsA total of 46 eyes underwent SO tamponade and SO removal during the study period. In 34.8% of the cases (n = 16) there was visual acuity loss in at least two Snellen lines. Of 46 eyes, 23.9% (n = 11) showed vision loss due to known secondary causes. Unexplained loss of visual acuity after SO removal occurred in 10.9% of cases. OHT during silicone endotamponade (p = 0.046) and silicone emulsification (p = 0.001) were identified as factors associated with unexplained visual loss after SO removal.
conclusionUnexplained loss of visual acuity after SO removal occurred in 10.9% of cases. OHT during silicone endotamponade and SO emulsification were identified as important factors in the ethology of this phenomenon.
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