TY - JOUR
T1 - Retinal Tamponades
T2 - Current Uses and Future Technologies
AU - Deobhakta, Avnish
AU - Rosen, Richard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Purpose of Review: In this article, the current use and limitations of existing retinal tamponades are discussed. Potential novel developments that address those limitations are subsequently highlighted, along with areas of future improvements. Recent Findings: While retinal tamponades have existed for decades and improved the treatment of retinal detachments, many problems still exist with their use, including inadequate tamponade of the inferior retina, toxicity from retained heavy liquids, glaucoma, and keratopathy, among others. New advancements in the components of heavy liquids and vitreous substitutes aim to mitigate those issues. Summary: Existing retinal tamponades, including perfluorocarbon heavy liquids, fluorinated gases, and silicone oil, have specific limitations that cause potentially avoidable morbidity. New developments, such as heavy silicone oil, novel vitreous gels, and future avenues of approach, such as potentially reabsorbing heavy liquids may help increase our ability to treat retinal detachments with fewer complications.
AB - Purpose of Review: In this article, the current use and limitations of existing retinal tamponades are discussed. Potential novel developments that address those limitations are subsequently highlighted, along with areas of future improvements. Recent Findings: While retinal tamponades have existed for decades and improved the treatment of retinal detachments, many problems still exist with their use, including inadequate tamponade of the inferior retina, toxicity from retained heavy liquids, glaucoma, and keratopathy, among others. New advancements in the components of heavy liquids and vitreous substitutes aim to mitigate those issues. Summary: Existing retinal tamponades, including perfluorocarbon heavy liquids, fluorinated gases, and silicone oil, have specific limitations that cause potentially avoidable morbidity. New developments, such as heavy silicone oil, novel vitreous gels, and future avenues of approach, such as potentially reabsorbing heavy liquids may help increase our ability to treat retinal detachments with fewer complications.
KW - Heavy fluid
KW - Perfluorocarbon liquid
KW - Retinal detachment
KW - Silicone oil
KW - Tamponade
KW - Vitreous
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087558368&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40135-020-00247-9
DO - 10.1007/s40135-020-00247-9
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85087558368
SN - 2167-4868
VL - 8
SP - 144
EP - 151
JO - Current Ophthalmology Reports
JF - Current Ophthalmology Reports
IS - 3
ER -