Background and Objective To evaluate full-thickness macular hole (MH) formation in the postoperative period after initial vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (rRD). Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 4 consecutive eyes that required additional vitrectomy for full-thickness MH between April 2013 and March 2016 after undergoing an initial vitre...

Vitreous hemorrhage is the most frequent finding in ocular trauma. In cases with obscured fundus visualization associated pathologies (retinal tear, choroidal detachment, intraocular foreign body, retinal etc.) should be evaluated by ultrasonography and vitreous motility monitored even if retina attached. A decrease points to development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy requires early vitrect...

We evaluated the effectiveness of performing a core vitrectomy to prevent intraoperative posterior chamber pressure evaluation in eyes at high risk for development of this complication, prior to penetrating keratoplasty, extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens (IOL) implantation. Results in 10 cases with core vitrectomy were compared with 10 cases without (controls); in all...

BACKGROUND The role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for endophthalmitis has evolved over recent decades but the literature is lacking on comparisons between small-gauge and 20-gauge vitrectomy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate evolving etiological and microbiological trends in patients undergoing vitrectomy for endophthalmitis and to compare culture-positive rates and visual outcomes between small-gauge ...

Pars plana vitrectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed for the treatment of various vitreo-retinal diseases such as retinal detachment, vitreous haemorrhage, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membrane and macular hole. Traditionally, most vitrectomy surgical systems utilise the 20-gauge instruments pars plana vitrectomy includes multiple incisions including p...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether there was a different response to vitrectomy and tap/biopsy with or without systemic antibiotic treatment in the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study and whether the signs and symptoms of endophthalmitis differ between diabetic and nondiabetic patients. DESIGN A multicenter clinical trial in which patients with acute post-cataract extraction endophthalmitis were ra...

AIM To report our initial experience with lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity using the 27-gauge (G) system. METHODS This retrospective case series involved nine eyes of five babies with active stage 4 ROP, who underwent 27-G lens-sparing vitrectomy. Surgery was done using 27-G valved cannulas and sclerotomies were made 1.5 mm from the limbus. Bilateral sequential v...

The article presents a literature review regarding the use of silicone oil tamponade (ST) in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) treatment. Vitrectomy, which produces stable anatomical result most patients, is currently recognized as one main methods treating RRD. In complicated detachments, vitrectomy followed by ST vitreous cavity (VC). Despite many benefits ST, it carries risk number com...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether or not an additional encircling band improves outcome in vitrectomy for pseudophakic retinal detachment (PRD). Also unclear is whether small gauge transconjunctival trocar-guided vitrectomy is as successful as conventional 20 gauge (G) vitrectomy. METHODS 257 adult patients with uncomplicated PRD were enrolled in 14 vitreoretinal centres across Germany. Contin...