Biomaterial Database

Silicone oil complications. 2004

Pramod S Bhende, and Jyotirmay Biswas, and Lingam Gopal

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012163	Retinal Detachment	Separation of the inner layers of the retina (neural retina) from the pigment epithelium. Retinal detachment occurs more commonly in men than in women, in eyes with degenerative myopia, in aging and in aphakia. It may occur after an uncomplicated cataract extraction, but it is seen more often if vitreous humor has been lost during surgery. (Dorland, 27th ed; Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p310-12).	Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment,Detachment, Retinal,Detachments, Retinal,Retinal Detachments
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012827	Silicone Oils	Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and density less than 1. They are used in industrial applications and in the treatment of retinal detachment, complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy.	Silicone Oil,Oil, Silicone
D014821	Vitrectomy	Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma.	Vitrectomies
D015422	Scleral Diseases	General disorders of the sclera or white of the eye. They may include anatomic, embryologic, degenerative, or pigmentation defects.	Sclera Diseases,Disease, Sclera,Disease, Scleral,Diseases, Sclera,Diseases, Scleral,Sclera Disease,Scleral Disease
D015745	Granuloma, Foreign-Body	Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (GIANT CELLS, FOREIGN-BODY), usually surrounded by lymphocytes.	Foreign-Body Granuloma,Foreign Body Granuloma,Foreign-Body Granulomas,Granuloma, Foreign Body,Granulomas, Foreign-Body