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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:831-832.

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Silicone oil use as an adjunct to complicated vitreoretinal surgery is becoming more frequent. Refractory glaucoma in these patients is common. Isolated reports have mentioned the possibility of silicone oil migrating and/or obstructing the tube in the anterior chamber of Molteno implants (IOP, Costa Mesa, Calif).^1-2 This report describes a case of intraocular silicone oil egressing through an Ahmed implant (New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif), impairing the functioning of the tube and requiring replacement of the implant plus oil removal. We present photographic documentation of the oil progressing through the tube and histopathologic analysis of the orbital tissue surrounding the extruded silicone oil.

Report of a Case

A 69-year-old white man lost his left eye to trauma at age 12 years. In September 2000, blunt trauma resulted in a lacerated eyebrow, scleral rupture, uveal prolapse, extrusion of his crystalline lens, retinal detachment, and suprachoroidal hemorrhage in his right eye. A limited anterior chamber . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author: Jose Morales, MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 3601 Fourth St, STOP 7217, Lubbock, TX 79430-7217 (e-mail: jose.morales@ttuhsc.edu).