The Changes of Retinal Saturation after Long-Term Tamponade with Silicone Oil

Table 1

Clinical and demographic distribution of the patients (before silicone oil removal).

Group	Value
Total number of patients with silicone oil tamponade	49
Number of patients with aphakia	36
Number of patients with a mild cataract	8
Number of patients with a transparent lens	5
Age (mean ± SD, years)	38 ± 13
Gender	47 males, 2 females
Laterality of eye	21 right eyes, 28 left eyes
Intraocular pressure (mean ± SD, mmHg)	14.6 ± 4.2
Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD, mmHg)	130 ± 12
Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD, mmHg)	79 ± 8
Duration of silicone oil tamponade (mean ± SD, months)	8.1 ± 5.4
3–6-month group	4.1 ± 0.9
6–9-month group	7.1 ± 0.7
>9-month group	14.5 ± 5.6