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Review
. 2018 Aug;115(8):692-696.
doi: 10.1007/s00347-018-0754-5.

[Novel vitreous body replacement with hydrogel?]

[Article in German]
K Januschowski  1   2 , A-M Seuthe  3 , K T Boden  3 , M S Spitzer  3   4 , P Szurman  5
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Review

[Novel vitreous body replacement with hydrogel?]

[Article in German]
K Januschowski et al. Ophthalmologe. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Although the surgical treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment has advanced, there still is a significant risk of redetachment and a slow visual rehabilitation due to the use of endotamponades. Hydrophobic tamponades act via a buoyancy vector causing an accumulation of proinflammatory cytokines opposite the buoyancy vector. So far, the use of hydrophilic endotamponades is very promising because they represent a possible solution for the abovementioned problems of surgical ablation. This article presents the current developments in this field.

Keywords: Hydrophilic endotamponade; Redetachment risk; Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; Surgical ablation; Visual rehabilitation.

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