Air Bubble Technique for Fundus Visualization during Vitrectomy in Aphakia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of air bubble technique for vitrectomy in aphakia.

Study design

Prospective interventional uncontrolled case series.

Methods

This study included 53 eyes of 53 patients who are phakic and indicated for phacovitrectomy (7 eyes, group 1), aphakic and indicated for vitrectomy (22 eyes, group 2), or underwent unplanned vitrectomy for immediate management of a phacoemulsification surgery complicated by rupture posterior capsule with dropped nucleus, fragments, or IOL (24 eyes, group 3). Cases with complicated vitreoretinal pathology were not included in this study. All vitrectomy surgeries were conducted by the air bubble technique in the anterior chamber. Main outcomes included anatomical success, visual acuity, and intraoperativ

SUBMITTER: Farouk MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5682074 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature