Product Information
Overview
Use
Siluron® 5000 is used with a long-term tamponade after operative treatment of severe retinal detachment, particularly for:
- Retinal detachments with giant tears
- Retinal detachments with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)
- Retinal detachments in cases of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)
- Traumatic retinal detachments
Physicochemical properties of Siluron® oils
Source: Caramoy A., Hagedorn N., Fauser S., Kugler W., Gross T., Kirchhof B.: Development of emulsification-resistant silicone oils:can we go beyond 2000 mPas silicone oil? Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011; 52: 5432-5436
Comparison of emulsification rate
Source: Caramoy A., Hagedorn N., Fauser S., Kugler W., Gross T., Kirchhof B.: Development of emulsification-resistant silicone oils: can we go beyond 2000 mPas silicone oil? Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52: 5432-5436
Comparison of emulsification resistance
Source: Wong et. alComparison of injection time5.5 bar injection pressure, 20 gauge injection cannulaSource: Williams RL ., Day MJ ., Garvey MJ., Morphis G ., Irigoyen C ., Wong D., Stappler T.: Injectability of silicone oil-based tamponade agents. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011; 95: 273-276
