A Clinical Comparison between Intraoperative and Postoperative Extended Period: Tamponade with Perfluorophenanthrene(C14, F24)Liquid in the Vitreoretinal Surgery.
- Author:
Seon Hee KIM
1
;
Shin Dong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vitreous substitute;
Perfluorophenanthrene;
Intraoperative tool
- MeSH:
Follow-Up Studies;
Intraocular Pressure;
Retinal Detachment;
Vitreoretinal Surgery*;
Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(8):1416-1426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Perfluorocarbon liquids have been used as vitreous substitutes for the complicated vitreoretinal surgery. Some authors have reported that perfluorophenanthrene(C14, F24) liquid could be left in the eye for extended term without ocular toxicity. We reviewed 37 eyes that had undergone surgery using perfluorophe-nanthrene(C14, F24) liquid at our hospital since June, 1991 to March, 1996. It was used as intraoperative tool in 20 eyes(Group I), and as postoperative tamponade material in 17 eyes for variable period from 24 hours to 45 days(Group II). Group III includes 11 anatomically successful eyes among group II. Follow up periods were from 111 to 1763(mean 341) days. The rate of anatomical success was 100, 64.7% in group I and II, and the rate of functional success was 70, 70.6, 90.9% in group I, II, III, respectively. Postoperatively, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, recurrent retinal detachment, and elevation of intraocular pressure were observed in both group I and II. According to the above results, it would be better that perflourophenanthrene liquid be used as an intraoperative tool than as a postoprative extended period tamponade.
