Macular buckle technique in myopic traction maculopathy: a 16-year review of the literature and a comparison with vitreous surgery

M Alkabes, C Mateo - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study is to review anatomical and functional outcomes following
macular buckling (MB) in high myopia and to compare such results with those obtained by …

Heavy and standard silicone oil: intraocular inflammation

A Russo, F Morescalchi, S Donati, E Gambicorti… - International …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Proliferative vitreoretinopathy in the inferior retina remains clinically challenging.
Heavier-than-water intraocular tamponades have been developed to improve inferior …

Comparative assessment of intraocular inflammation following standard or heavy silicone oil tamponade: a prospective study

F Semeraro, A Russo, F Morescalchi… - Acta …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the inflammation associated with the use of standard silicone oil
(polydimethylsiloxane; PDMS) and heavy silicone oil (HSO) Densiron‐68™ in patients …

Retinal changes induced by epiretinal tangential forces

MR Romano, C Comune, M Ferrara… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Two kinds of forces are active in vitreoretinal traction diseases: tangential and anterior‐
posterior forces. However, tangential forces are less characterized and classified in literature …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in myopic macular foveoschisis research

H Chen, X Liu, X Zhou, J Fu, L Wang - Ophthalmic Research, 2024 - karger.com
Background: Presently, the global prevalence of myopia and high myopia reaches
approximately 1.95 billion and 277 million individuals, respectively. Projections suggest that …

Emulsification of Silicone Oils: Altering Factors and Possible Complications—A Narrative Review

M Łątkowska, M Gajdzis, R Kaczmarek - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Endotamponade of the vitreous body with silicone oil is a common procedure,
being the basis of many vitreoretinal surgeries. However, emulsification may happen, which …

Vitreous substitutes from bench to the operating room in a translational approach: Review and future endeavors in vitreoretinal surgery

F Confalonieri, N Josifovska, G Boix-Lemonche… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitreous substitutes are indispensable tools in vitreoretinal surgery. The two crucial functions
of these substitutes are their ability to displace intravitreal fluid from the retinal surface and to …

[HTML][HTML] OCT-based dynamic mechanical analysis of vitreous humour

MA Urbańska, SS Thakur, SM Kolenderska - Optics and Lasers in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The vitreous humour plays an important role in shock absorption, ie the damping of the
mechanical movement, to protect the delicate tissues within the eye. However, this damping …

[HTML][HTML] Association of aberrant posterior vitreous detachment and pathologic tractional forces with myopic macular degeneration

KY Tey, QY Wong, YS Dan, ASH Tsai… - … & Visual Science, 2021 - arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess whether the tractional elements of
pathologic myopia (PM; eg myopic traction maculopathy [MTM], posterior staphyloma [PS] …

Study of wetting of the animal retinas by Water and organic liquids and its Implications for ophthalmology

A Rubowitz, A Ayalon, PK Roy, S Shoval… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interfacial properties of the animal retinas are reported. Wetting of the retina-retinal pigment
epithelium-choroid-sclera tissues of cow, sheep, and pig eyes by water, silicone and castor …