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Case Reports
. 2000 Feb;26(2):301-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00350-8.

Silicone oil removal from a silicone intraocular lens with perfluorohexyloctane

D Zeana  1 , N Schrage, B Kirchhof, M Wenzel
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Silicone oil removal from a silicone intraocular lens with perfluorohexyloctane

D Zeana et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

Silicone oil can be easily dissolved in vivo from silicone intraocular lenses by perfluorohexyloctane. Using specular microscopy, we examined the corneal endothelium in a patient with silicone lens implantation immediately after cataract surgery and 5 weeks postoperatively. There were no signs of acute or chronic toxicity to the endothelium.

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