[Behavior of intraocular pressure after internal tamponade with SF6].

The clinical material comprised 22 cases of traumatic retinal detachment, in children aged 5-18 years, in whom after circumferential buckle a mixture of air and SF6 was injected into the vitreous cavity. Intraocular pressure was measured with applanation tonometer before surgery, after gas injection and on consecutive 7 days. On the first day after operation intraocular pressure showed changes, however no increase was recorded in the later period.