ScholarLens Back to search
1988•OphthalmologyOpen access

Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckling Methods for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Anne M. Hanneken, Ronald G. Michels

Open full text 34 citations

Abstract

The authors operated on 95 eyes with retinal detachment (RD) complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) using vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling. The retina was successfully reattached in 10 (91%) of 11 eyes with mild PVR (B, C1), 14 (93%) of 15 eyes with moderate PVR (C2-C3), and 52 (75%) of 69 eyes with severe PVR (D1-D3). Thirteen (88%) of 15 eyes in which silicone oil was injected were successfully reattached. Eighty-eight percent of the 76 successfully reattached cases had a postoperative visual acuity of 5/200 or better; the median postoperative visual acuity was 20/200. Severe PVR was the cause of failure in 17 (89%) of 19 eyes in which the retina was not reattached.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

The authors operated on 95 eyes with retinal detachment (RD) complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) using vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling. The retina was successfully reattached in 10 (91%) of 11 eyes with mild PVR (B, C1), 14 (93%) of 15 eyes with moderate PVR (C2-C3), and 52 (75%) of 69 eyes with severe PVR (D1-D3). Thirteen (88%) of 15 eyes in which silicone oil was injected were successfully reattached. Eighty-eight percent of the 76 successfully reattached cases had a postoperative visual acuity of 5/200 or better; the median postoperative visual acuity was 20/200. Severe PVR was the cause of failure in 17 (89%) of 19 eyes in which the retina was not reattached.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 34 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

The authors operated on 95 eyes with retinal detachment (RD) complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) using vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling. The retina was successfully reattached in 10 (91%) of 11 eyes with mild PVR (B, C1), 14 (93%) of 15 eyes with moderate PVR (C2-C3), and 52 (75%) of 69 eyes with severe PVR (D1-D3). Thirteen (88%) of 15 eyes in which silicone oil was injected were successfully reattached. Eighty-eight percent of the 76 successfully reattached cases had a postoperative visual acuity of 5/200 or better; the median postoperative visual acuity was 20/200. Severe PVR was the cause of failure in 17 (89%) of 19 eyes in which the retina was not reattached.

Key concepts: Proliferative vitreoretinopathy, Vitrectomy, Medicine, Retinal detachment, Ophthalmology, Visual acuity, Scleral buckling, Retina

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckling Methods for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy — Research Paper | ScholarLens