TY - JOUR
T1 - Methylcellulose as a contact lens irrigant when silicone oil is used in vitreoretinal surgery.
AU - Bartov, E.
AU - Ginsburg, L. H.
AU - Hirsh, A.
AU - Ashkenazi, I.
AU - Treister, G.
PY - 1993/5
Y1 - 1993/5
N2 - When silicone oil, a hydrophobic agent, is injected into the vitreous cavity during the course of vitrectomy operations, often some escapes outside the eye, and a mixture of oil and water forms under the infusion contact lens, markedly interfering with visibility. We found that a viscous solution of methylcellulose 1.75% in saline used as the infusion contact lens irrigant, instead of a saline solution alone, can prevent silicone oil from entering under the contact lens, thus avoiding this difficulty.
AB - When silicone oil, a hydrophobic agent, is injected into the vitreous cavity during the course of vitrectomy operations, often some escapes outside the eye, and a mixture of oil and water forms under the infusion contact lens, markedly interfering with visibility. We found that a viscous solution of methylcellulose 1.75% in saline used as the infusion contact lens irrigant, instead of a saline solution alone, can prevent silicone oil from entering under the contact lens, thus avoiding this difficulty.
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AN - SCOPUS:0027602948
SN - 0003-4886
VL - 25
SP - 167
EP - 169
JO - Annals of Ophthalmology
JF - Annals of Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -