Foreign body giant cell reaction to silicone oil presenting as a salmon-patch conjunctival lesion

Conjunctival Pigmentation at the Sclerotomy Site following 23 G Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil Injection

“…However, silicone oil infiltration was not seen in the biopsied conjunctival tissue. Possible slow gradual leakage of in the Several studies [8][9][10][11] have shown that the migration of silicone oil bubbles in the subconjunctival tissue initiates chronic inflammatory process evident by presence of histio-cytes and multinucleated lymphocytes. This suggests granulomatous inflammatory reaction to silicone oil.…”