Intraretinal silicone oil after retinal detachment repair

Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2012 Fall;6(4):388-9. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0b013e3182437d8e.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of intraretinal silicone oil incorporation after anatomically successful detachment surgery.

Methods: Retrospective case report.

Results: We show a sequence of optical coherence tomography images documenting silicone oil incorporation from the vitreous cavity over a 3-months period. This resulted in foveal cystic spaces filled with a hyperreflective material and best-corrected visual acuity of 30/200.

Conclusion: Intraretinal incorporation of silicone oil is rare and mainly occurs via subretinal access in cases with chronically detached retina. However, other mechanisms are possible. Here, we document a case of intraretinal silicone oil incorporation from the vitreous cavity after anatomically successful detachment surgery.