Silicone oil tamponade effect on macular layer thickness and visual acuity

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of silicone oil (SO) tamponade on retinal layers thickness and visual acuity in patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Methods: This is a retrospective case series of consecutive patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with SO tamponade. Visual acuity and central macular thickness were measured with SO and at least a month after SO removal (SOR). Patients with insufficient or poor-quality images or macular pathologies such as macular edema or epiretinal membranes were excluded. Results: Forty-one patients with an average age of 56.1 ± 15.2 years were included, and 54% presented with fovea ON. Average tamponade duration was 151 ± 54 days. Central macular thickness of the operated eye increased from 249 ± 50 µm before to 279 ± 48 µm after SOR (P
Source: RETINA - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research