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2001•British Journal of OphthalmologyOpen access

Management of inferior retinal breaks during pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment

Vaughan Tanner

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AIMS: To determine whether it is necessary to support inferior retinal breaks with a scleral explant during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on nine eyes of nine consecutive patients undergoing PPV for primary RD with associated inferior retinal breaks and no significant proliferative vitreoretinopathy. RESULTS: Eight eyes were successfully reattached with a single operation. No cases presented with redetachment because of failed closure of the original inferior breaks. CONCLUSIONS: It is not necessary to support inferior retinal breaks with a scleral explant during PPV for primary RD repair in selected cases.

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AIMS: To determine whether it is necessary to support inferior retinal breaks with a scleral explant during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on nine eyes of nine consecutive patients undergoing PPV for primary RD with associated inferior retinal breaks and no significant proliferative vitreoretinopathy. RESULTS: Eight eyes were successfully reattached with a single operation. No cases presented with redetachment because of failed closure of the original inferior breaks. CONCLUSIONS: It is not necessary to support inferior retinal breaks with a scleral explant during PPV for primary RD repair in selected cases.

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AIMS: To determine whether it is necessary to support inferior retinal breaks with a scleral explant during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on nine eyes of nine consecutive patients undergoing PPV for primary RD with associated inferior retinal breaks and no significant proliferative vitreoretinopathy. RESULTS: Eight eyes were successfully reattached with a single operation. No cases presented with redetachment because of failed closure of the original inferior breaks. CONCLUSIONS: It is not necessary to support inferior retinal breaks with a scleral explant during PPV for primary RD repair in selected cases.

Key concepts: Pars plana, Vitrectomy, Retinal detachment, Medicine, Proliferative vitreoretinopathy, Retinal, Ophthalmology, Retina

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