Intraoperative gas migration into the AC hampers visualization of the posterior segment, and careful insertion of the tamponade agent without over-pressurizing the globe is recommended to prevent this complication.
found that 51.8% of phakic patients after vitrectomy with different gas tamponade agents have subsequent phacoemulsification cataract surgery in the following 6 months [4].
Adverse side effects with perfluorohexyloctane as a long-term
tamponade agent in complicated vitreoretinal surgery.
MeursVan et al., "Use of perfluorohexyloctane as a long-term internal
tamponade agent in complicated retinal detachment surgery," American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol.
Two cases of PVR were treated with peeling and gas as the
tamponade agent, while 1 case required membrane peeling, a relaxing retinotomy, and long-term tamponade with 5700 silicone oil.
Injectability of silicone oil-based
tamponade agents. British J Ophthalmol 2011; 95:273-76.
Due to the complexity of most cases, PPV with
tamponade agents as the primarysurgical technique is preferred [21].