"Silicone Oils" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and density less than 1. They are used in industrial applications and in the treatment of retinal detachment, complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
| Descriptor ID |
D012827
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.715.650.700.800 D05.750.900.850.950 D25.720.900.850.950 J01.637.051.720.900.850.950
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Silicone Oils" by people in Profiles.
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SILICONE OIL TAMPONADE EFFECT ON MACULAR LAYER THICKNESS AND VISUAL ACUITY. Retina. 2020 May; 40(5):998-1004.
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Flush technique to minimize adverse reactions from syringe lubricant (silicone oil). J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Dec; 81(6):e169-e171.
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Ocular Hypertension following Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil Injection. Ophthalmologica. 2018; 240(3):129-134.
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Comparative assessment of intraocular inflammation following standard or heavy silicone oil tamponade: a prospective study. Acta Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb; 97(1):e97-e102.
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Syringe lubricant and adverse reactions. Int J Dermatol. 2018 01; 57(1):122-123.
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Liquid silicone injection in the chest wall simulating cysticercosis. J Bras Pneumol. 2017 Sep-Oct; 43(5):399.
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Heavy and standard silicone oil: intraocular inflammation. Int Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr; 38(2):855-867.