The incidence of retinal redetachment after Pars plana vitrectomy with 360° endolaser

The precursors of primary Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (PRRD) are changes in the vitreous body leading to tractional forces on the retina inducing a break through which fluid gains access to the sub retinal space [1]. To achieve successful retinal reattachment, the goal of surgery for RRD is to close all retinal breaks and relieve vitreous traction, which may also reduce the incidence of new breaks [2]. Significant improvements in vitrectomy technique in recent years are changing the surgical approach to multiple vitreoretinal pathologies. Since first introduced by Machemer in 1971, pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) has been shown to be an effective treatment for RRDs [1,3,4]. Although, there still is controversy regarding the best surgical technique to employ when repairing PRRD, PPV and combined PPV with an encircling band (PPV/EB) remain the most popular techniques used in the primary repair of RRD (The SPR study group, 2003).