Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-9570
+44 1223 790975
Claudio Azzolini
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences - Section of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine-University of Insubria,
Via Guicciardini 9, 21100 Varese
Italy
Research Article
Macular Edema and Silicone Oil Tamponade
Author(s): Claudio Azzolini, Simone Donati, Simona Maria Caprani, Carlo Gandolfi, Riccardo Vinciguerra, Francesco Semeraro, Mario R. Romano, Luigi Bartalena and Cesare MariottiClaudio Azzolini, Simone Donati, Simona Maria Caprani, Carlo Gandolfi, Riccardo Vinciguerra, Francesco Semeraro, Mario R. Romano, Luigi Bartalena and Cesare Mariotti
Purpose: To analyze the risk factors for inflammatory macular edema (ME) in a series of patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery using Silicone Oil (SO) as a long-term tamponade. Materials and methods: We examined 118 consecutive eyes of 115 patients, mean age 57.8 years (range 39-79), suffering from various types of severe retinal detachment. Surgical procedures were carried out on all patients, and SO 1000cs was injected into the eye at the end of surgery to permit stable retinal reattachment. ME was classified as initial, medium and severe. The characteristics of ME were compared with various preoperative, intra-surgical and postoperative parameters. Statistical analyses were carried out using the T test and the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: Twenty-six eyes were excluded. Twenty out of 92 eyes (22%) presented various types of ME. No significant correlation was found be.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000366