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A comparison of retrokeratoprosthetic membrane and conjunctival inflammatory responses to silicone oil

Authors: Aubrey L Gilbert, Frederick A Jakobiec, James Chodosh, Dean Eliott

Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Silicone oil continues to be an important aid in retinal detachment surgery. We report a case in which disparate responses to silicone oil were noted in the conjunctiva and intraocularly. Intraocularly, the oil permeated a fibrous membrane that formed behind a keratoprosthesis, the first example of this phenomenon. We detail the histological response to the oil at this site as well as a distinctly different reaction present to oil in the conjunctiva of the same eye. The divergence of histological responses provides a demonstration of the eye's apparent retained capacity to protect against intraocular inflammation, despite multiple previous surgeries.

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Title: A comparison of retrokeratoprosthetic membrane and conjunctival inflammatory responses to silicone oil
Authors: Aubrey L Gilbert
Frederick A Jakobiec
James Chodosh
Dean Eliott
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-014-0015-y

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A comparison of retrokeratoprosthetic membrane and conjunctival inflammatory responses to silicone oil

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