Air Bubbles at the Tip of an Endolaser Probe during Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery

Air Bubbles at the Tip of an Endolaser Probe during Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery

Objective: To investigate possible factors that could cause air bubbles at the tip of an endolaser probe and to describe a technique to remove air bubbles during microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS). Methods: Thirty patients (30 eyes) had 23-gauge MIVS, and endolaser photocoagulation with an endolaser probe was performed to complete panretinal photocoagulation. The primary outcome measure wa...

Microbiological Analysis of Office-based three-port Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery

Role of bevacizumab in the prevention of early postoperative haemorrhage after 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of preoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection on the incidence of postoperative haemorrhage and visual prognosis, in patients undergoing 25-gauge micro incision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) for diabetic vitreous haemorrhage. METHODS One hundred and twenty two eyes of 122 patients of diabetic retinopathy of both genders and aged over 18 years, who presented w...

Fatal venous air embolism during lumbar surgery: the tip of an iceberg?

EDITOR: Venous air embolism (VAE), the entrainment of air into the venous system during surgery, is a well-known complication of surgery in the sitting position. VAE can also occur in the prone position but is under suspected and under reported. There is only one report of VAE occurring in three separate patients in the prone position. There are no reports published in the European literature. ...

Short-term Analysis of the Residual Volume of an Eye Drop Following 23-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery

PURPOSE To evaluate the change of residual volume of eye drop after instillation in patients with 23-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS). METHODS Patient who were treated 23-gauge MIVS from November 2014 to July 2015 were included. The residual volume was defined as the amount of remnant eye drop in patient's eyes after instillation, calculated as the difference between instillation...