Air Tamponade for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment With Inferior Breaks After 25-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Technique and Outcome.

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the outcomes of 25-guage (G) pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with air tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with inferior breaks. This retrospective consecutive case series included fifty-two eyes of fifty-two RRD patients with inferior breaks who underwent 25-G PPV with air tamponade. These patients were followed up for at least 6 months following surgery. Primary and final anatomical success rates and postoperative complications were the main outcome measures. The mean age of the patients (39 men and 13 women) was 51.8 ± 11.8 years. There were 49 primary RRDs (94.2%) and three recurrent RRDs (5.8%). The mean follow-up period was 8.2 ± 1.6 months (range: 6-13 months). Sixteen eyes (30.8%) presented with high myopia, and six eyes (11.5%) were pseudophakic. Prolifera

SUBMITTER: Shen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021743 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature