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Silicone Oil Utilized in Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Patients with Advanced Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Physico-Chemical and Optical Properties

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    • Publication Information:
      Dove Press
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Collection:
      Dove Medical Press
    • Abstract:
      Rami Al-Dwairi,1 Ahmad A Ahmad,2 Abdelwahab Aleshawi,1 Areen A Bani-Salameh,2 Ihsan A Aljarrah,2 Qais M Al-Bataineh,2,3 Seren Al Beiruti,1 Ali Omar Alshami,1 Edina Rusen,4 Gabriela Toader5 1Department of Special Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan; 2Department of Physics, Thin Films and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Art, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan; 3Leibniz Institut für Analytische Wissenschaftenâ€ISASâ€e.V., Dortmund, 44139, Germany; 4Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Bucharest, 011061, Romania; 5Military Technical Academy “Ferdinand Iâ€, Bucharest, 050141, RomaniaCorrespondence: Rami Al-Dwairi, Department of Special Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, P. O. Box: 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan, Tel +962799273019, Fax +962 2 7201064, Email ramialdwairi@yahoo.comObjective: Silicone oils have the role in maintaining the attachment of the retina in conditions where the risk of retinal re-detachment is high. However, silicone oils have the tendency to emulsify with subsequent complications. In this work, analyses have been performed to understand changes that occurred to the optical, and physical characteristics of the oil after removal from the vitreous cavity of patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for fibrovascular membranes/tractional retinal detachment (FVM/TRD).Methods: Four samples of silicone oil were allocated from patients who underwent PPV for FVM/TRD. The Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, micro-viscometry, and ultraviolet-visible spectrometer analyses were utilized to determine the changes in its chemical bondings, viscosity, absorbance, transmittance, buoyance, and specific gravity.Results: The mean age of the patients was 49.0 years. The mean duration of silicone oil implantation was 18.9 months. FTIR analysis ...
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      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.A6940C6F