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Macular and Optic Disc Perfusion Changes After Silicone Oil Removal Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Prospective Study.
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- 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
- Short-term silicone oil tamponade on retinal structure and function in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Retinal vascular changes after Silicon Oil removal in the Eye with Rhegmatogenous Retinal detachment.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the changes in macular and optic disc microvascular structures in patients who underwent silicone oil (SO) removal. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 28 patients scheduled for unilateral SO removal were included in the study. Their fellow eyes served as controls. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) of the retina (6.0 mm) and disc (4.5 mm) was performed one day before SO removal, and then at 1 week and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. All analyses were conducted using the R programming language, with a p-value <0.05 considered statistically significant.
resultsAfter silicone oil removal, statistically significant changes were observed in the flow in the outer retina and radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) density for small and all vessels inside the disc. Statistically significant differences between the intervention and control groups were noted in vessel density in both the superficial and deep capillary plexuses and RPC density for small and all vessels.
conclusionChanges in macular vessel density and radial peripapillary capillary density were observed after SO removal. The latter changes appear to improve after the first postoperative month and continue until the first postoperative year. Notably, these changes were significant between the first postoperative week and 6 and 12 postoperative months (p = 0.0263 and p = 0.021, respectively). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) is likely associated with these parameters, indicating that improvement may be observed even one year following SO removal.
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