PURPOSE:: To evaluate the incidence rates of iatrogenic retinal breaks in eyes that underwent 25-gauge vitrectomy under air compared with 25-gauge standard vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes or idiopathic epiretinal membranes. METHODS:: In this retrospective, comparative interventional study, 435 eyes were enrolled. In all patients after core vitrectomy and epiretinal/inner limiting membrane peeling, complete vitrectomy of the base was performed, respectively under air (air group) or under fluid infusion (standard group). RESULTS:: The number of eyes with iatrogenic retinal breaks was significantly lower in the air group than in standard group (4/197 and 16/238, 2% and 7%, respectively; P = 0.035). A postoperative retinal detachment developed in 2 eyes (1%) in the standard group, and in no eyes of the air group (0%). Factors related to the occurrence of retinal breaks were surgically induced posterior vitreous detachment (P = 0.006), standard vitrectomy (P = 0.023), and surgery for macular hole (P = 0.030). CONCLUSION:: The 25-gauge vitrectomy under air is associated with a lower incidence rate of retinal breaks compared with the standard 25-gauge vitrectomy.
Titolo: | IATROGENIC RETINAL BREAKS IN 25-GAUGE VITRECTOMY UNDER AIR COMPARED WITH THE STANDARD 25-GAUGE SYSTEM FOR MACULAR DISEASES. | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2014 | |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/15900 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |