First experiences with high-density silicone oil (Densiron) as an intraocular tamponade in complex retinal detachment

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 244, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 609-619

  Sandner, Dirk ^a   Engelmann, Katrin ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy silicone oil; Ocular endotamponade; Perfluorohexyloctane; Proliferative vitreoretinopathy; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; OCULAR FIBROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SILICONE OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 33646780869     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0110-8     Document Type: Article

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