Rational of injection of silicone oil in massive vitreous retraction.
1983
T N Ursekar, and
Y R Dastur, and
R P Jehangir
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007267
Injections
Introduction of substances into the body using a needle and syringe.
Injectables,Injectable,Injection
D009821
Oils
Unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or easily liquefiable on warming, and are soluble in ether but insoluble in water. Such substances, depending on their origin, are classified as animal, mineral, or vegetable oils. Depending on their behavior on heating, they are volatile or fixed. (Dorland, 28th ed)
D005128
Eye Diseases
Diseases affecting the eye.
Eye Disorders,Eye Disease,Eye Disorder
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012828
Silicones
A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers. (From Merck Index, 12th ed)
Silicone
D014822
Vitreous Body
The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.