| Abstrakt: |
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Brescia in Italy examined the features of silicone oil keratopathy using multimodal imaging and histopathological examination. The study focused on a 21-year-old male patient who developed corneal decompensation in his eye filled with heavy silicone oil (HSO). The researchers found that the patient exhibited corneal thickening, intrastromal hyperreflective dots, and large rounded/oval hyporeflective spaces, which were suggestive of emulsified silicone oil microbubbles and larger bubbles, respectively. The study also revealed various corneal changes associated with silicone oil, including fibrotic changes in the basal epithelium, altered morphology of keratocytes, and inflammation. The researchers concluded that intrastromal hyperreflective dots may be a sign of silicone oil-related keratopathy and that emulsified silicone oil can induce chronic inflammation in the cornea. [Extracted from the article] |
