PURPOSE To report a retrospective series of seven phakic eyes of seven patients suffering from a malignant glaucoma-like syndrome following pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil (SO) injection. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven eyes with retinal detachment treated with pars plana vitrectomy with or without scleral buckling with SO tamponade. This was followed by cataract extraction to manage the e...

AIM To describe the results of combined phacoemulsification, insertion of posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL), and pars plana vitrectomy for patients with macular hole. METHODS A case series of 89 consecutive patients with macular hole who underwent combined phacoemulsification, insertion of PCIOL, posterior capsulectomy, and pars plana vitrectomy. RESULTS 80 of 89 patients (89%) had...

PURPOSE To investigate the possibility of using polylactic acid (PLA) as a surgical adjuvant for visualizing the vitreous body during vitrectomy. METHODS After a core vitrectomy, 1 mL of PLA suspension was injected into the rabbit vitreous in two groups: group A, 2.5% PLA (n = 5), and group B, 1% PLA (n = 9). Vehicle injection instead of PLA was used as a control (group C, n = 5). The clinica...

Introduction In today’s world of nano-technology where bigger no longer means better, everything from smartphones to surgical incisions are getting smaller and more refined. The advantages of smaller surgical incision have resulted in faster postoperative recovery. Vitreoretinal surgery is no exception. We have come a long way since the time of open sky vitrectomy and Machemer’s first 17-gauge ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether plasmin will cleave the laminin and fibronectin located at the vitreoretinal junction during plasmin-assisted vitrectomy. METHODS Western blot analyses were performed with antilaminin or anti-fibronectin antibodies on the internal limiting membranes collected from patients with macular holes or cystoid macular edema who underwent vitrectomy with or without plasm...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of a novel, modified 23-gauge vitrectomy system in the treatment of stage 4 retinal detachment in retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS Consecutive patients with stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity treated with modified 23-gauge vitrectomy were included in this medical record review. Major novel modifications included the use of a small infusion cannula, a 20-ga...

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 ...