Background: To evaluate the effect of short-term Densiron tamponade on macular thickness.
Methods: Retrospective case series. Data were collected from charts of patients who received short-term (less than 90 days) Densiron tamponade. The OCT parameters were compared between Densiron in situ and after Densiron removal and to the fellow eye.
Results: Twenty eyes were included in the analysis. Although there was a trend toward thinner CRT with Densiron in situ in situ the operated eye when compared to the fellow eye (248 and 264 microns, respectively, p = .066), this difference disappeared after DR. At the final OCT there was a statistically significant recovery in the CRT (from 248 to 277 microns, P = .001) and no statistical difference between operated and the fellow eye (p = .265) with no evidence of ERM or CME.
Conclusions: We found transient macular thinning that resolved after Densiron removal with no evidence of long-term macular thinning in eyes treated with Densiron tamponade for retinal detachment.
Keywords: OCT; Retinal detachment; heavy silicone oil; macula.