Intraoperative Perfluorophenanthrene Use in Complicated Retinal Detachment.

Moon, Sang Don; Kim, In Sik; Kwon, Oh Woong

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(10):1678-1687.
Published online October 1, 1996.

Intraoperative Perfluorophenanthrene Use in Complicated Retinal Detachment.

Sang Don Moon, In Sik Kim, Oh Woong Kwon

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

합병망막박리에서 술중 perfluorophenanthrene 의 사용

문상돈(Sang Don Moon),김인식(In Sik Kim),권오웅(Oh Woong Kwon)

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.

Key Words: Anatomical success;Complicated retinal detachment;Functional success;Perfluorophenanthrene