methylcellulose and Retinal-Diseases

When silicone oil, a hydrophobic agent, is injected into the vitreous cavity during the course of vitrectomy operations, often some escapes outside the eye, and a mixture of oil and water forms under the infusion contact lens, markedly interfering with visibility. We found that a viscous solution of methylcellulose 1.75% in saline used as the infusion contact lens irrigant, instead of a saline solution alone, can prevent silicone oil from entering under the contact lens, thus avoiding this difficulty.

Topics: Contact Lenses; Cornea; Epithelium; Humans; Methylcellulose; Retinal Diseases; Silicone Oils; Therapeutic Irrigation; Vitrectomy