Purpose: To describe a very rare complication in vitreo retinal surgery related with a Perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL). Description: We present 4 cases in which we use PFCL, two of them (Retinal detachment with macula attached and dislocated IOL in vitreous cavity) passed from 20/20 VA to hand movements and a severe central scotoma. All of them we could observe a severe atrophy in macular area with a complete disparition of retinal cell...
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Posted by Fernando Faus, Emilio Abecia Martinez, S. Fernandez Larripa, N.A. Rodriguez Marco and P. Calvo Perez on Jul 28, 2015 in Complication - Toxicity, PFCL