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Intravitreal gas injection for hypotony after cataract surgery
D Weinberger1, H Stiebel, M Lusky
1Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Purpose:
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal perfluoropropane gas injection to treat hypotony after cataract surgery.
Setting:
The ophthalmology department of a major tertiary medical center.
Methods:
After uneventful cataract extraction, 5 patients with hypotony due to iridocyclitis, choroidal detachment, and serous retinal detachment were treated with an intravitreal injection of 1.0 cc of perfluoropropane gas.
Results:
The hypotony, choroidal detachment, and exudative retinal detachment resolved in all 5 patients, and visual acuity improved. No complications were observed.
Conclusion:
Intravitreal gas injection can be used to treat hypotony after cataract surgery in selected patients.
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