J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1996 Oct;37(10):1678-1687.

Intraoperative Perfluorophenanthrene Use in Complicated Retinal Detachment

• Moon SD
• Kim IS
• Kwon OW

Abstract

23 eyes of 23 patients who underwent conventional vitreoretinal surgery with high specific gravity perfluorocarbon liquid, perfluorophenanthrene, for complicated retinal detachment were evaluated retrospectively. Preoperative vitreoretinal findings showed grade C2 PVR in 4 eyes and C3 in 1 eye and C4 in 10 eyes and C5 in 8 eyes. As a result, 17 eyes(74%) showed anatomical success, completely reattached in 15 eyes, partially reattached in 2 eyes, and 12 eyes(52%) showed functional success (corrected visual acuity 5/200 or better). Follow-up period was over 6 months in all cases. Postoperative complications includes keratopathy in 6 eyes, hypotony in 5 eyes, cataract in 2 eyes, transient vitreous hemorrhage in 1 eye, acute increased IOP in 1 eye, posterior synechiae in 1 eye, cystoid macular edema in 1 eye, and pupillary membrane in 1 eye. Consequently, perfluorophenanthrene can be used beneficially in yield of surgical field and mechanical stabilization of retina in complicated retinal detachment surgery.

Keyword

Anatomical success; Complicated retinal detachment; Functional success; Perfluorophenanthrene

MeSH Terms

Cataract
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Macular Edema
Membranes
Postoperative Complications
Retina
Retinal Detachment*
Retinaldehyde*
Retrospective Studies
Specific Gravity
Visual Acuity
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Vitreous Hemorrhage
Retinaldehyde