Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment

Kamyar Vaziri, Stephen G Schwartz, Krishna S Kishor, Harry W Flynn Jr Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Abstract: Despite treatment advances, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) can have poor visual o...

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Autores principales: Vaziri K, Schwartz SG, Kishor KS, Flynn HW Jr
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:88787ed753904b778a17b68078345d722021-12-02T06:10:39ZTamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/88787ed753904b778a17b68078345d722016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/tamponade-in-the-surgical-management-of-retinal-detachment-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Kamyar Vaziri, Stephen G Schwartz, Krishna S Kishor, Harry W Flynn Jr Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Abstract: Despite treatment advances, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) can have poor visual outcomes even with prompt and appropriate therapy. Pars plana vitrectomy is a leading management modality for the treatment of RD. This procedure is generally accompanied by the use of internal tamponade. Various gases and silicone oils may yield beneficial outcomes. Heavy silicone oils have been approved in some European nations but are not available in the USA. Different tamponade agents have unique benefits and risks, and choice of the agent should be individualized according to the characteristics of the patient and RD, as well as perioperative and postoperative factors. Keywords: tamponade, retinal detachment, silicone oil, gas, air, perfluorocarbon liquidsVaziri KSchwartz SGKishor KSFlynn HW JrDove Medical Pressarticletamponaderetinal detachmentsilicone oilgasairperfluorocarbon liquidsOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 471-476 (2016)
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topic tamponade
retinal detachment
silicone oil
gas
air
perfluorocarbon liquids
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retinal detachment
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gas
air
perfluorocarbon liquids
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Vaziri K
Schwartz SG
Kishor KS
Flynn HW Jr
Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
description Kamyar Vaziri, Stephen G Schwartz, Krishna S Kishor, Harry W Flynn Jr Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Abstract: Despite treatment advances, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) can have poor visual outcomes even with prompt and appropriate therapy. Pars plana vitrectomy is a leading management modality for the treatment of RD. This procedure is generally accompanied by the use of internal tamponade. Various gases and silicone oils may yield beneficial outcomes. Heavy silicone oils have been approved in some European nations but are not available in the USA. Different tamponade agents have unique benefits and risks, and choice of the agent should be individualized according to the characteristics of the patient and RD, as well as perioperative and postoperative factors. Keywords: tamponade, retinal detachment, silicone oil, gas, air, perfluorocarbon liquids
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Schwartz SG
Kishor KS
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title Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
title_short Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
title_full Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
title_fullStr Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
title_full_unstemmed Tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
title_sort tamponade in the surgical management of retinal detachment
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/88787ed753904b778a17b68078345d72
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