Analysis of the causative factors related to earlier emulsification of silicone oil
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Wen-Jun Guo and Xiao-Feng Lin. State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China. guowenjun@gzzoc.com; linxiaof@mail.sysu.edu.cn

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    The aim of this study is to report and analyze the factors related with earlier occurrence of silicone oil (SO) emulsification in patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy and SO injection in our hospital. We retrospectively reviewed consecutive case series undergone both SO injection and removal in our hospital, and 182 ones were eligible. Possible related independent factors included: macula status (on/off), concomitant phacoemulsification with the surgery of SO tamponading, concomitant status of proliferative vitreoretinopathy, combined surgery of retinotomy, time to have emulsification (<6mo/≥6mo after primary SO injection), route of SO injection (anterior/posterior), lens status (aphakic/pseudophakic/phakic), anesthesia (local/general), brands and type of SO, with/without episcleral cryotherapy, with/without hypertension, with/without diabetes, with/without intraoperative use of triamcinolone acetonide. The study revealed that brand and type of SO was the significant factor related with earlier emulsification of SO. Further study was warranted to find out the underlying causes.

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Yao Ni, Hao Fang, Xia Zhang, et al. Analysis of the causative factors related to earlier emulsification of silicone oil. Int J Ophthalmol, 2019,12(3):517-519

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  • Received:March 24,2018
  • Revised:November 22,2018
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  • Online: February 11,2019
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