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silicone oil

my brother recently had silicone oil placed in eye for torn retina can he fly on an air plaine in three months?
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177275 tn?1511755244
The oil does not create the problem with flying its air or gas injected into the eye.  So only his surgeon can give an answer and he should ask his surgeon.
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