[Results of silicone oil injections in various stages of proliferative vitreoretinopathy]

Abstract

One hundred patients suffering from proliferative vitreous retinopathy (PVR) at various stages underwent vitrectomy in combination with silicone oil injection. Retinal reattachment and navigating visual acuity were be achieved in the medium term in 75% of the patients with early PVR. In the cases where the condition was more advanced, with extended shortening of the retina there was a high rate of reproliferation, with the result that medium-term navigating visual acuity could only be achieved in a few cases. At the moment the major problem of PVR is postoperative epiretinal reproliferation.