Long-term vitreous replacement with perfluorohexyloctane and silicone oil: preliminary reports of a multicentric study.

Aim: To report on the use of a combined intra-ocular tamponade with silicone oil and perfluorohexyloctane (F(6)H(8)) in the treatment of complex retinal detachment.

Design: A prospective consecutive interventional case series from seven study centres.

Participants: 69 patients presenting a retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and retinal breaks of the inferior two quadrants of the fundus.