SEPTEMBER 2010 I RETINA TODAY I 71 C onventional vitreoretinal surgery uses three pars plana sclerotomies.1 During the procedure vitreous gel is removed and the intraocular volume is replaced for balanced salt solution perfusion.2 Perfluorocarbon liquids consist of a hydrocarbon molecule in which hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms. Since 1987, Chang et al3 have recommended the use of...

purpose: to evaluate the clinical features, and functional and anatomical outcomes of surgical intervention for pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (rrd). methods: in this retrospective case series, pediatric patients with rrd who had undergone surgical intervention were included. cases were categorized into five main etiological groups: congenital or developmental (48 eyes), traumatic ...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate of vitrectomy in giant retinal tears (gtr) and factors influencing it. methods: in an interventional case series, hospital records of 68 eyes of 63 patients operated for grt were reviewed. standard three port vitrectomy plus placement of an encircling band, retinopexy, and internal tamponade was performed for all eyes. possible influencing factors including...

central retinal vein occlusion (crvo) is the third most common blinding vascular retinal disorder. as there is no proven treatment for crvo, we performed this study to evaluate the effectiveness of radial optic neurotomy (ron) on visual acuity in eyes with crvo. this study was designed as an interventional case series. pars plana vitrectomy with ron was performed in 18 eyes of 16 patients with ...

Purpose: To determine the long-term, all-cause mortality rate of diabetic patients requiring vitrectomy surgery for tractional retinal detachment (TRD). Design: Institutional review boardeapproved, retrospective, comparative study. Participants: Four hundred eyes of 316 patients undergoing vitrectomy surgery from 2005 to 2015. Methods: Long-term, all-cause mortality rates in the study populatio...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of vitrectomy timing on outcomes for patients with crystalline retained lens fragments receiving vitrectomy 3+ days after cataract surgery. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective interventional cases series. METHODS Searches of MEDLINE (English, 1/1/85 through 7/30/2010) and article reference lists. Articles were screened for patients with...

Objective: The evaluation of intraocular pressure (IOP) after vitreoretinal surgery is critical to ensure the normal function of the eye. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidences and risk factors of early postoperative IOP elevation after vitreoretinal surgery. Method: Data were collected and retrospectively analyzed from 150 patients (150 eyes) who received vitreoretinal surge...

AIMS To compare the success rates of vitrectomy and gas with vitrectomy, gas, and buckle in the treatment of inferior break retinal detachments. METHODS A retrospective case note review of 86 patients who presented with inferior break retinal detachments was carried out. An inferior break was defined as a horseshoe tear present between 4 and 8 o'clock. Patients were analysed in two groups; gr...

A macular hole (MH) is a widely known disease among ophthalmologists. Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling standard technique for full-thickness MHs. However, the recurrence of MHs sometimes seen. In addition, an eccentric MH to rarely occur after vitrectomy. An has been considered require no therapeutic intervention because its lack increase in size. This study reports case...

purpose: to assess the clinical course, determine the efficacy and safety of oral methotrexate in the control of intraocular inflammation and evaluate the outcomes of lensectomy-vitrectomy and goniosynechiolysis in pediatric vkh-associated panuveitis. methods: in this retrospective non-comparative interventional case series, 10 patients (20 eyes) with pediatric vkh-associated panuveitis (onset ...