Table 4

Intraocular pressure before and after silicone oil removal

IOP*

Before oil removal

After oil removal

Silicone 1000

Silicone 5000

Silicone 1000

Silicone 5000


No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

<21 mmHg

14

48.3

25

47.2

26

89.7

43

81.2

>21 mmHg

15

51.79

28

52.8

2

6.9

6

11.3

Phthisical

-

-

-

-

1

3.4

4

7.5

Total

29

100

53

100

29

100

53

100


*IOP = Intraocular pressure

Soheilian et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2006 6:21   doi:10.1186/1471-2415-6-21

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