Air versus fluorinated gas tamponades in pars plana vitrectomy treatment for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the treatment success of air with fluorinated gas (20% SF₆ or 14% C₃ F₈ ) tamponade in pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study comprised of 1023 consecutive primary retinal detachment cases between 2014 and 2020. We employed a univariate multivariable binary logistic regression model.

Results

We used intraocular gas tamponades in 872 cases with PVR grade B or lower: air tamponade was used in 414 eyes and 458 eyes were treated with a type of fluorinated gas tamponade. There was no significant difference in the type of tamponade with regard to the re-detachment rate (95% CI -1.0% and 4.1%). Additionally, also in the subgroup of rhegmatogenous retinal det

SUBMITTER: Govers BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature