Racial disparities in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated with pars plana vitrectomy in an underserved population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a serious microvascular complication of diabetes that can lead to irreversible vision loss. Prior research studies have documented how racial minorities with PDR experience less routine screening, less frequent treatment, and more complications. Although pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is a widely used treatment modality for PDR, minimal research is currently available addressing how race impacts surgical presentation and outcomes.

Methods

This study is a retrospective case series involving a sample of patients who underwent PPV for PDR at a county hospital between January 1, 2014, and December 30, 2019. Patients were included if they had a follow-up period of at least six months. The data collection included demographic dat

SUBMITTER: Thompson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013194 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature