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[Cataract surgery in eyes after vitrectomy filled with long-term silicone oil tamponade]. 2003

Ewa Bilińska, and Jerzy Nawrocki

Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi.

OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the results of cataract extraction in eyes filled with silicone oil. METHODS Twenty-nine eyes of 29 patients underwent cataract extraction without intraocular lens implantation, in eyes after vitrectomy filled with silicone oil. The average time of silicone oil tamponade was 3.5 years (range from 10 months to 6 years). The mean follow-up was 26.1 +/- 17.5 months. RESULTS Useful visual acuity was achieved in 55% eyes. The main complication was the increased intraocular pressure, which appeared in 38% eyes. CONCLUSIONS Cataract surgery in eyes with long-term silicone oil tamponade get benefit, because it enables restoring the useful visual acuity. More advanced retinal pathology and silicone oil tamponade increase the number of complications.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009798	Ocular Hypertension	A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma.	Glaucoma, Suspect,Hypertension, Ocular,Glaucomas, Suspect,Hypertensions, Ocular,Ocular Hypertensions,Suspect Glaucoma,Suspect Glaucomas
D002386	Cataract	Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)	Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D002387	Cataract Extraction	The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye.	Enzymatic Zonulolysis,Phakectomy,Cataract Extractions,Enzymatic Zonulolyses,Extraction, Cataract,Extractions, Cataract,Phakectomies,Zonulolyses, Enzymatic,Zonulolysis, Enzymatic
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012189	Retrospective Studies	Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.	Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective