The Stability of Perfluoro-N-Octane During Vitreoretinal Procedures

To examine the propensity for intraoperative procedures, such as endolaser, to generate polar impurities in perfluorocarbon liquids, either by degradation of the compound or by dissolution of materials contacting the liquid, given the value of these liquids as adjuncts to vitreoretinal procedures and the importance of using pure and inert liquid.Perfluoro-N-octane liquid recovered from patients after vitreoretinal procedures was analyzed by gas...