RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil: results and complications
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 942
OP 945
DO 10.1136/bjo.85.8.942
VO 85
IS 8
A1 Assi, Alex
A1 Woodruff, Simon
A1 Gotzaridis, Eustratios
A1 Bunce, Catey
A1 Sullivan, Paul
YR 2001
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/85/8/942.abstract
AB AIM To review retrospectively 74 consecutive cases of combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil. METHODS Candidate patients for intraocular silicone oil removal and cataract extraction underwent combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil through a planned posterior capsulorrhexis and without the use of a pars plana infusion line. RESULTS The retina remained attached in 59 (79.7%) patients postoperatively. In this success group, the postoperative visual acuity improved in 42 (71.2%) patients. There was no association between age, duration of silicone oil tamponade, preoperative diagnosis, macular status or number and nature of previous surgery, and the incidence of redetachment following silicone oil removal. CONCLUSION Combined phacoemulsification and transpupillary drainage of silicone oil is a safe and reliable technique that offers the main advantage of diminished surgical trauma.