Does silicone oil penetrate the lens capsule?

Retina. 2001;21(3):275-7. doi: 10.1097/00006982-200106000-00019.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cataract / chemically induced*
  • Cataract / pathology
  • Cataract Extraction
  • Humans
  • Lens Capsule, Crystalline / drug effects*
  • Lens Capsule, Crystalline / ultrastructure
  • Macrophages / pathology
  • Male
  • Phagocytosis
  • Retinal Detachment / surgery
  • Retinal Perforations / surgery
  • Silicone Oils / adverse effects*
  • Vacuoles / ultrastructure
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Silicone Oils