Vitrectomy and Perfluoron for Retinal Detachment with Giant Retinal Tear

This eye has a 3 clock hour retinal tear and nasal, relatively small, retinal detachment. Retinal tears that are 3 clock hours or bigger are considered "giant" retinal tears. The techniques to reattach these retinas are slightly different from those used in eyes without giant retinal tears. Perfluoron is used to flatten the retina initially. The Perfluoron is a heavier than water liquid. It rolls the retina back into its natural position and smooths out the area with the giant tear. Since this was a relatively small and very anterior (front of the eye) giant tear, I used air and gas to flatten the retina at the end of the surgery. In cases of larger giant retinal tears or more posterior giant retinal tears, silicone oil is often more appropriate.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Retinal
• Detachment
• Giant
• tear
• perfluoron
• laser
• vitrectomy
• gas
• steven
• cohen

[stupidpolice1]

i too suffer from floaters. even worse, though, i suffer from an incapacity to capitalize letters properly in a sentence.

[ARMOTY]

i suffer from floaters , i would like to know if is it ok to do vitrectomy with aid of Perfluoron ? thanks Dr schoen .