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AIM: To observe the effect of intraocular pressure after silicone oil removal in high intraocular pressure of the silicone oil-filled eyes. METHODS: Forty-two cases with hypertension after silicone oil-filled eyes were observed, silicone oil removal was operated to control IOP. Postoperative IOP and other conditions was observed and compared with preo-perative. RESULTS: After silicone oil removal, the intraocular pressure was controlled to normal in 24 cases (57. 1%). There was no statistical difference between the phakic and the aphakic eyes (P > 0. 05). There was a significant statistical difference between the emulsified silicone oil cases and not emulsified cases (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Silicone oil removal is a effective method to controll high IOP after intravitreal silicone oil-filled eyes. Cases with no emulsification of silicone oil may have a better therapeutic value than those with emulsification oil. LA: Chinese
C.-F. Fan. Department of Ophthalmology, The Second People's Hospital, Jinan 250001 Shandong Province, China. heiheijia@163.com
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