Silicone oil-free syringes, siliconized syringes and needles: quantitative assessment of silicone oil release with drugs used for intravitreal injection.
Gustavo Barreto MeloNatasha Ferreira Santos da CruzLydianne Lumack do Monte AgraGeoffrey Guy EmersonLuiz Henrique Soares Gonçalves de LimaVaida LinkuvieneMaurício MaiaMichel Eid FarahJohn F CarpenterEduardo Büchele RodriguesChristine ProbstPublished in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)
Agitation of the syringe by flicking leads to a substantial increase in the number of SO particles. Silicone oil (SO)-free syringes had the best performance, but physicians must also be aware that needles are siliconized and also contribute to the injection of SO into the vitreous.