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Better surgical method for removing perfluorocarbon liquids from the anterior chamber
Sadullah Keles1, Orhan Ates, Orhan Baykal
1*Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School of Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Purpose:
To describe a surgical method for removing perfluorocarbon liquids from the anterior chamber.
Methods:
Perfluorodecalin was noted in the anterior chamber in 2 patients after a vitreoretinal surgery was performed. We removed the perfluorodecalin by using a Rycroft cannula mounted on the tip of a tuberculin syringe with continued irrigation by means of an anterior chamber maintainer.
Results:
The perfluorodecalin was removed using a single intervention. We did not observe any perfluorodecalin residue in subsequent postoperative examinations in either patient.
Conclusions:
The method is simple and safe, and it allows the complete removal of perfluorocarbon liquids from the anterior chamber using a single intervention.