purpose: to evaluate the outcomes of vitrectomy for complications of branch retinal vein occlusion (brvo). methods: this retrospective study, included patients who underwent vitrectomy surgery due to the complications of brvo over an 11-year period. visual acuity and retinal condition were evaluated before and after surgery. results: the study included 30 eyes of 30 patients with mean age of 64...

PURPOSE To conduct zymographic analysis to study the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in vitreous samples of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy as part of the treatment of vitreoretinal disease. METHODS Forty-two vitreous samples were collected at the time of pars plana vitrectomy. Diagnoses included severe (exudative) age-related macu...

At the happy ending of vitreoretinal surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy, when all proliferative fibrovascular tissues have been successful ly removed, panret ina l photocoagulation is completed and there is no iatrogenic break, the surgeon may wonder whether to consider any other intervention before closing the case. This question arises in microincision vitrectomies as well as with...

Bilateral proliferative retinopathy is a rare complication of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as few case reports have been published to date. In this report, 32-year old diabetic female presented with history bilaterally decreased vision. Ophthalmologic examination showed bilateral (i.e., retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, pre-retinal fibrosis and the presence peripheral capillary dropout...

PURPOSE To compare the results of combined and consecutive surgeries to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy and cataract. METHODS Retrospective comparative study. Forty-one patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) were enrolled. Twenty-nine eyes for the combined surgery group and twelve eyes for the sequential group were included. All surgeries were performed by one surgeon...

Vitreous opacities, often known as floaters, are a commonly diagnosed disease that appears to be prevalent in retinal surgery. Although most patients' symptoms minor, they can cause severe impairment vision-related quality of life certain people. The awareness the visual handicap caused by well evidence foundation for treating this problem using small-gauge vitrectomy, has grown. Nonetheless, s...

INTRODUCTION Vitreous hemorrhage associated with retinopathy of prematurity is often seen in childhood, but adult onset without retinal break is rare. We describe a case of recurrent vitreous hemorrhage associated with regressed retinopathy of prematurity in a 47-year-old patient. CASE PRESENTATION A 47-year-old Japanese woman with a history of retinopathy of prematurity presented with a visu...

Inflammation is known to be involved in the progression of diabetic retinopathy. We have recently reported that vitreous levels of IL-4, IL-17A, IL-22, IL-31, and TNFα are higher than the respective serum levels in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) patients, and that vitreous levels of these cytokines are higher in PDR than in other non-inflammatory vitreoretinal diseases or uveitis asso...