To report a case of a patient with Valsalva retinopathy that developed sub-internal limiting membrane hemorrhage, underwent pars plana vitrectomy and had visual acuity improvement after that. A 35-year-old healthy patient presented with sudden and painless vision loss of her right eye, after coughing. During the ophthalmologic evaluation, she had a pre-macular hemorrhage and no other abnormalit...

I N THE LATE 1980S, THE VALUE OF PARS PLANA VItrectomy (VIT) in the initial management of postcataract extraction-related endophthalmitis was unclear. Immediate VIT offered several theoretical advantages, but limited data from human case series had not shown that VIT conferred an advantage. In those reports, VIT had been reserved for eyes with the worst clinical manifestation. Because of severe...

PURPOSE To report the foveal structural findings of hypotony maculopathy imaged with optical coherence tomography. METHODS Case report of a 39-year-old white woman with a 20 year history of uveitis, who underwent pars plana vitrectomy and pars plana Baerveldt implant for intractable glaucoma. Four months postoperatively, decreased vision and hypotony maculopathy ensued. Optical coherence tomo...

PURPOSE To describe the changes in endothelial cell density after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in patients with previous Descemet stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). METHODS Pars plana vitrectomy was performed in 3 eyes after DSAEK (16, 14, and 7 months, respectively). Two patients had a retinal detachment and the third patient had an epiretinal membrane. The cell popula...

Purpose To report a case of macular laceration from intraocular foreign body (IOFB) treated with pneumatic retinopexy. Observations A 74 year old man sustained penetrating injury to his left globe with retained metallic intraocular foreign body (IOFB). The patient underwent prompt pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal antibiotics and removal of IOFB. The posterior point of impact left a displac...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine whether nystagmus has a role in silicone oil emulsification after pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection for complex retinal detachment. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of the clinical and operative records of eight eyes with nystagmus that underwent pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection for repair of retinal...