Silicone oil is being used with increased frequency for retinal tamponade during vitreous surgery for complicated retinal detachments. Though it is now possible to reattach most detached retinas, the visual outcome of the silicone oil procedure is often disappointing. This is due to the well known complications of silicone oil (i.e. cataract, glaucoma, corneal opacification), and the necessity to remove the silicone oil in a second surgical procedure with a certain risk of redetachment. Possible toxicity to retina and optic nerve has not yet get been completely evaluated.
• The product is %100 Polydimethylsiloxane
• Polydimethylsiloxane has a property of less retinal toxicity and emulsification compared with purified silicone oil
• This product does not contain neither latex nor preservatives
• Safe fractionation process extracting the low molecular compounds which makes the product more biocompatible
• It is easily injectable with any of the preferred systems (syringe or automated pump) and presented in glass vial or glass syringe
• The choice of viscosity offers an optimum balance between easy injection and a stable temporary tamponade
• Available from 1000-5000 cSt and each have a colour code on the packet side to be able to store at room temperature and recognize easily
