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The following chapter describes all relevant surgical methods for a silicone oil tamponade: exchange of air against light and heavy silicone oil and the exchange of PFCL against light and heavy silicone oil. The latter method is simple with a DORC infusion line.
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Spandau, U., Heimann, H. (2018). Silicone Oil Tamponade. In: Practical Handbook for Small-Gauge Vitrectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89677-9_5
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