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[eye ● popular science] silicone oil has not been taken out in ten years? What patients with silicone oil eyes should know!

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Recently, we received a special patient from the ophthalmopathy clinic of our hospital. The patient's retina had not been taken out for 10 years after the silicone oil filling operation. At the time of treatment, the vision was blurred, the eyes were red and painful, the silicone oil filled had been emulsified, and a series of complications such as cataract and glaucoma occurred.
So what is silicone eye?
After the retina falls off, the eyeball filled with silicone oil is called silicone oil eye.
Silicon oil has not been taken out for a long time, what are the hazards?
Silicone oil is a foreign body for the eyeball, so the eyes will have a certain rejection of silicone oil, silicone oil will cause certain damage to the eyes.
If the silicone oil is left in the eye for a long time, it will easily lead to emulsification. Once the silicone oil is emulsified, there will be a large number of silicone oil drops in the eye, which increases the difficulty of extracting silicone oil. Secondly, emulsified silicone oil is easy to block the angle of atrium and secondary glaucoma. Thirdly, the emulsification of silicone oil can cause cataract in the eyes with lens and corneal degeneration in some eyes without lens.
How long does the silicone oil take out properly?
Generally 3 to 6 months oil, but it depends on the fundus recovery. In the case of good omentum reduction, the operation should be taken out as soon as possible. But for some rare cases, such as recurrent retinal detachment, once the silicone oil is taken out of the retina, it may be detached again, which can keep the silicone oil in the eye for a long time, so if the silicone oil is filled in the eye, it should be rechecked regularly in the hospital as early as possible.
Gu Liping
Attending physician, master of Ophthalmology
He is good at the diagnosis and treatment of various complex fundus diseases, cataracts and glaucoma, especially in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, retinal arteriovenous occlusion, macular degeneration and other aspects with retinal laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injection and other technologies.
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