Silicone oil-associated retinal light exposure under a surgical microscope.

Kazuhisa YamadaHiroki KanekoTaichi TsunekawaHideyuki ShimizuAyana SuzumuraRina NambaJun TakeuchiKeiko KataokaKei TakayamaMakoto InoueYasuki ItoHiroko Terasaki

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2019)

Silicone oil-related vision loss (SORVL) during SO removal surgeries might be due to increased light exposure on the macular retina caused by the SO-associated vignetting effect. SORVL could be prevented by placing a filter in the microscope during SO removal surgeries.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
optic nerve
fatty acid