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Supplementary Material for: Thinning of Inner Retinal Layers after Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil versus Gas Endotamponade in Eyes with Macula-Off Retinal Detachment
<p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> To evaluate retinal layer thickness with
optical coherence tomography (OCT) in eyes with macula-off retinal
detachment after silicone oil (SiO) or gas endotamponade. <b><i>Procedures:</i></b>
Cross-sectional study of 40 eyes with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal
detachment that underwent vitrectomy. 20 eyes received SiO tamponade
and 20 matched eyes received gas. 33 healthy fellow eyes served as
controls. Macular spectral domain OCT was performed with automated layer
detection in the 5 inner subfields of the Early Treatment Diabetic
Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) map. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Comparing the SiO
group with the gas group, the ganglion cell layer showed a significant
thinning in all fields of the inner ring of the ETDRS map, the inner
plexiform layer in the nasal, superior and temporal quadrants, and the
outer plexiform layer in the nasal quadrant. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b>
Inner retinal layers in the fovea/parafovea were significantly thinner
in the SiO group. Prospective studies are warranted to further elucidate
possible retinal adverse effects of SiO tamponade.</p