No Cataract Two Years after Pneumatic Retinopexy

No Cataract Two Years after Pneumatic Retinopexy

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine possible adverse effects on lens transparency caused by pneumatic retinopexy using sulfur hexafluoride gas. Methods: In a prospective study, both lenses of 33 patients undergoing pneumatic retinopexy in one eye were monitored up to 24 months postoperative...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Minn.), 1994-07, Vol.101 (7), p.1191-1194
Hauptverfasser: Mougharbel, Mounir, Koch, Frank H.J., Böker, Thorsten, Spitznas, Manfred
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cataract - etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lens, Crystalline - physiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Photography
Prospective Studies
Retinal Detachment - surgery
Sulfur Hexafluoride
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the eye and orbit
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose: This study was conducted to examine possible adverse effects on lens transparency caused by pneumatic retinopexy using sulfur hexafluoride gas. Methods: In a prospective study, both lenses of 33 patients undergoing pneumatic retinopexy in one eye were monitored up to 24 months postoperatively by slit-lamp examination and Scheimpflug photography. Results: Pneumatic retinopexy does not cause significant lens opacifications up to 2 years after surgery. Conclusion: Temporary gas tamponade for pneumatic retinopexy is not associated with permanent changes in lens transparency.
ISSN:0161-6420
1549-4713
DOI:10.1016/S0161-6420(94)31188-2