Short Term Postoperative Tamponade Using Perfluorocarbon Liquid for Giant Retinal Tears

Ziv Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Retinal Detachment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01604616

0032-12-ZIV

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the article is, to investigate the efficacy and safety of perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) ,as a short term postoperative tamponade for treating retinal detachment ,associated with giant retinal tears.

Full description

a retrospective study wich compared 2 groups that had giant tear repair in one group, PFCL was left for few days as an intermediate measure until silicone oil or SF6 gas was used to reattach the retina ,and in the control group SF6 or Silicone oil were used, with no PFCL.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• above 18 years of age
• retinal tear at least of 3 clock hours.

Exclusion criteria

• less than 18 years of age
• Retinal tear less than 3 hours

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

PCFL GROUP

Description:

patients in this group had the PFCL for a period of 7-10 days before it was replaced by SF6 gas or silicone oil

control group

Description:

in thos group no PFCL was left in the eye and either SF6 or silicone oil was the definitive treatment at the time of the retinal detachment surgery repair.