Is post-operative perfluorocarbon liquid tamponade for macula-on giant retinal tear safer than silicone oil?

Eye (Lond). 2019 Apr;33(4):689-691. doi: 10.1038/s41433-018-0287-9. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Authors

Amy M Sheridan¹, Rohan W Essex¹, Jonathan Yeoh¹, Penelope Allen^{1

2}, William G Campbell¹, Thomas L Edwards^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. [email protected].
⁴ Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Endotamponade / methods*
Female
Fluorocarbons / administration & dosage*
Fluorocarbons / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Period
Retinal Perforations / surgery*
Silicone Oils / administration & dosage*
Silicone Oils / adverse effects
Vision Disorders / prevention & control*
Visual Acuity
Vitrectomy / methods*

Substances

Fluorocarbons
Silicone Oils