D. Weinberger et al., EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT-EXTRACTION AND INTRAOCULAR-LENS IMPLANTATION IN EYES FILLED WITH SILICONE OIL, Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 22(4), 1996, pp. 403-406
Extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular l
ens implantation was performed in five phakic eyes filled with silicon
e oil following vitreoretinal surgery. Silicone oil migration was prev
ented during surgery using an anterior chamber maintaining system and
a self-sealed corneoscleral tunnel incision. The posterior capsule opa
cified within 3 months in all patients, and neodymium:YAG capsulotomy
or surgical discission was performed in a diamond-shaped pattern. No s
ilicone-related complications were found, including silicone oil migra
tion into the anterior chamber. There were no difficulties visualizing
the peripheral retina during funduscopy.