Surgical outcomes of minimally invasive vitrectomy surgery in Eales’ disease

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION AND VITRECTOMY IN EALES\'DISEASE

Eales' disease is an idiopathic obliterative retinal vasculopathy that is treated with laser photocoagulation, and/or vitrectomy. In order to determine visual outcomes and regression of retinal neovascularization following scattered peripheral retinal photocoagulation, and/or vitrectomy in cases with Eales' disease, we did a retrospective study of the records of these patients treated in La...

Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment in Crohn’s Disease

Comparative evaluation of early vs. deferred vitrectomy in Eales' disease.

METHODS 40 cases of vitreous haemorrhage secondary to Eales' disease were taken up for vitrectomy. Depending upon duration of vitreous haemorrhage patients were divided into two groups: Group I (20 eyes) - early vitrectomy group with duration between 3-6 months; Group II (20 eyes) - deferred vitrectomy group with duration of more than 6 months. All patients were followed up for a minimum period...

4th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery-IRAN

4th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery-IRAN

Minimally invasive surgery in Crohn’s disease

Surgery still represents the most frequent treatment for the management of Crohn's disease complications. The laparoscopic approach has been widely applied over the past twenty years. A longer learning curve has slowed the diffusion of laparoscopic surgical therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases. Today, in selected patients with Crohn's disease, minimally invasive surgery has proved to be as s...