PURPOSE To evaluate whether fibrin glue causes less postoperative pain, discomfort and work inaptitude in conjunctival closure following 20 gauge pars plana vitrectomy than sutures. DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS A questionnaire was sent in 2006 to 506 patients who underwent 20 gauge pars plana vitrectomy in 2004 at the University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium. Patients were asked about th...

PURPOSE To evaluate the results of bimanual membrane peeling technique with an optical fiber-free intravitreal surgery system (OFFISS) in eyes with fibrovascular proliferation due to diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Fifteen eyes of 14 consecutive patients with severe fibrovascular proliferation due to diabetic retinopathy who underwent bimanual vitrectomy using the OFFISS and 15 eyes of 15 nonco...

We report a case of complete surgical resolution of Valsalva retinopathy that manifested as a premacular hemorrhage involving a membrane followed by a macular hole (MH) resulting from the first vitrectomy. A 20-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital due to sudden vision loss in the left eye. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the left eye was hand motion. Fundus photograph...

Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis (ECE) is a rare disease. We present a patient with Candida endophthalmitis after two consecutive procedures of suction dilatation and curettage for elective abortion. A 24-year-old single woman who received a suction dilatation and curettage one week ago developed pain and blurred vision in the right eye. Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis was diagnosed and tr...

PURPOSE To determine if pars plana vitrectomy induces long-term changes in the anterior segment anatomy by means of ultrasound biomicroscopy. METHODS A prospective case series study was undertaken of consecutive patients referred to a tertiary eye care centre for pars plana vitrectomy as the only procedure. Twenty eyes of 20 patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy alone were studied by ultr...

A consecutive series of 114 eyes (112 patients) undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment not complicated by severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy is presented (follow up 1 to 4 years; mean 19 months). The indications for vitrectomy fell into two main groups: (1) where the retinal view was poor and vitrectomy was required to clear media opacities to allow identific...