Since the initial report on pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for macular holes in 1991 by Kelly and Wendell [1], vitreous surgery has been established as a standard treatment for macular holes. The main goal of surgical management is removing tangential and anterior–posterior traction around the hole and immobilization and connection of hole edges. Therefore posterior hyaloid, the ILM, and epiretina...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing self-sealing of sclerotomy performed under gas tamponade in 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy. METHODS This study was a retrospective review of 84 patients (84 eyes) who underwent 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy under gas tamponade by a single surgeon. At the end of surgery, the sclerot...

purpose : we describe our experience on safety and effectiveness of phacoemulsification in cataract and congenital iris coloboma and point out some specific surgical recommendations aimed to minimize its complications. methods : a prospective case series study was conducted on nineteen consecutive patients with cataract and congenital iris coloboma referred to the farabi eye hospital in tehran....

PURPOSE To report the visual result of Surgery for traumatic macular hole with choroidal rupture running across papillomacular bundle. METHOD Observation case report Patient 20 year old male patient presented with acute vison loss in OS with BCVA reduced to 20/80 following blunt trauma. Examination revealed full thickness macular hole with choroidal rupture between disc and macula, spanning a...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to describe a case of macular hole development after vitrectomy for floaters with induction of posterior vitreous detachment. CASE REPORT A 44-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with visually debilitating floaters in his right eye; these had been present for more than 2 years. Preoperative examination was unremarkable in both eyes, apart from s...