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Long term visual results of vitrectomy for Eales disease complications
M P Shanmugam1, S S Badrinath, L Gopal
1Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Madras, India.
Background And Objectives:
Complications of Eales disease can cause visual loss. Long term visual prognosis following vitrectomy for Eales disease complications has been studied.
Patients And Methods:
Retrospective analysis of 64 eyes of 57 patients who underwent vitrectomy for Eales disease complications with a minimum follow-up of 60 months.
Results:
62.4% eyes at 2 months and 71.8% at 60 months had 6/60 or better visual acuity. Visual acuities for individual cases were quite stable at the 60 month follow up with 50 eyes (78.5%) either maintaining or improving upon their 2 month post operative visual acuity.
Conclusion:
Visual acuity improves after vitrectomy in majority of patients with Eales disease complications and remains stable on long term follow-up.