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The vitreous after C3F8 gas instillation: Long-term histologic findings after spontaneous reabsorption of the gas in rabbit eyes

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Perfluoropropane gas (C3F8) was injected intravitreally into rabbit eyes to displace the vitreous. Histologic examination by light and scanning electron microscopy revealed the vitreous material slowly expanded up to a nearly normal configuration during a follow-up of 6 months. Neither posterior vitreous detachment nor liquefaction of the vitreous could be observed.

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  1. Universitäts-Augenklinik, Mittlere Strasse 91, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland

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Faulborn, J., Bowald, S. The vitreous after C3F8 gas instillation: Long-term histologic findings after spontaneous reabsorption of the gas in rabbit eyes. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 225, 99–102 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02160339

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