Posterior Segment Ocular Trauma: Timing and Indications for Vitrectomy

Posterior Segment Ocular Trauma: Timing and Indications for Vitrectomy

Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body: Extraction Surgical Techniques, Timing, and Indications for Vitrectomy

Ocular penetrating injury with Intraocular Foreign Body (IOFB) is a common form of ocular injury. Several techniques to remove IOFB have been reported by different authors. The aim of this publication is to review different timing and surgical techniques related to the extraction of IOFB. Material and Methods. A PubMed search on "Extraction of Intraocular Foreign Body," "Timing for Surgery Intr...

Air bag associated posterior segment ocular trauma.

Airbags indeed reduce the risk of injury and death in motor vehicle accidents, however, ocular injury induced by airbag deployment has been reported. From 1999 to 2001, medical records were retrospectively reviewed for patients with severe ocular injury related to airbag inflation at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. The ocular presentation, clinical course, management and visual outcome were r...

Vitrectomy for Removal of Posterior Segment Intraocular

I ntraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) present unique surgical challenges, particularly when the posterior segment is involved. Risk factors for IOFB after ocular injury include youth, male gender, work-related injury, metallurgy, and battlefield or blast injury. If either traumatic endophthalmitis or traumatic cataract is present, there should be a high index of suspicion for IOFB, and imaging st...

Posterior Segment Retina Vitrectomy in Diabetic Retinopathy

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is integral to the management of late complications in diabetic retinopathy. As a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of diabetic eye disease has developed, so the role of PPV has evolved. This article reviews the current indications for PPV in diabetes (vitreous haemorrhage, tractional retinal detachment and combined rhegmatogenous and tractional retinal de...