Silicone Oil for the management of complicated retinal
detachments was introduced by Cibis and associates . Its
clinical use was later prohibited in the United States because of
significant post-operative complications. Experimental
studies indicated that silicone oil might be retino toxic.
Scott 2 in Cambridge, for many years continued to advocate
the use of Silicone Oil and he slowly convinced retinal surgeons
that there might be a place for Silicone Oil in detachment
s u r g e r y . Because of a better understanding of vltreoretinal
abnormalities and improved surgical techniques, the use of
Silicone Oil is now being re-evaluated in many centres including
the United States.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/18103 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Ram, Jaywant |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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