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21st Annual Meeting of the German Retina Society and 8th Symposium of the International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT)

German Retina Society
International Society of Ocular Trauma

19.06. - 22.06.2008, Würzburg

Posttraumatic hypotony - treatment concepts

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  • Andreas W. A. Weinberger - Aachen/Germany

Retinologische Gesellschaft. International Society of Ocular Trauma. 21. Jahrestagung der Retinologischen Gesellschaft gemeinsam mit dem 8. Symposium der International Society of Ocular Trauma. Würzburg, 19.-22.06.2008. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2008. DocISOTRG2008V031

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Published: June 18, 2008

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Background: Severe penetrating ocular trauma often results in persistent hypotony either due to direct trauma to the ciliary body or to its secondary anterior PVR overgrowth. The treatment options include permanent silicone oil endotamponade, but corneal contact of silicone oil leading to corneal opacification is a common problem.

Methods: In this presentation we will show clinical examples of posttraumatic hypotony and our treatment attempts. We used iris diaphragms in combination with silicone oil or repeated injections of slow resorbing viskoelastics (Healon).

Results: With iris diaphragms silicone oil could be kept in the posterior segment in about half of the cases. Repeated injections of slow resorbing viskoelastics is an alternative and can stabilize intraocular pressure for days to weeks. It can also be performed in silicone oil filled eyes. An new alternative could be a silicone balloon which were are currently testing in an animal model.