HRTII cornea module can be helpful in the diagnosis of AK by identifying acanthamoeba cyst-like structures in the cornea. This technique also has potential uses in monitoring the efficiency of anti-infective treatment.
Silicone oil injection followed by retinotomy was performed in a second series of 37 patients with retinal detachment and advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy. The retina posteriorly to the retinotomy was attached in 16 eyes with at least 18 months of follow-up. Ambulatory vision or better vision was restored in 12 eyes. The size and the site of the retinotomy depend on the size and the site of the retraction.
Progress in the treatment of vitreoretinal proliferation has led ophthalmic surgeons to combine vitrectomy, peeling of the epiretinal membrane and silicone oil injection with surgery on the retina. The intervention consists either of a circular subtotal retinectomy leaving only the retina of the posterior pole and a retinal crown of two papillary diameters in width at the periphery of the temporal vessels; or, when the upper retina is already reapplied by silicone oil, of a semicircular lower retinotomy that suppresses the tractions against which the silicone oil is powerless. The sectioning is preceded by an endodiathermy that must be very precise, in order to avoid hemorrhages which are the major complication of the intervention. These preliminary studies will be followed by a detailed study when a larger number of cases is available.
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