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Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery for complicated proliferative diabetic retinopathy
A P Ciardella1, Y L Fisher, C Carvalho
1Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, USA.
Purpose:
To evaluate the indication for endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).
Methods:
Chart review of consecutive cases of vitreoretinal surgery for PDR performed by one of the authors (Y.L.F.) over a 2-year period.
Results:
Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery was performed in 8 of 41 (19.5%) eyes. The surgical indications were small pupil (3), hyphema (3), pseudophakia with fibrotic posterior capsule (1), and pars plana neovascularization with anterior tractional retinal detachment (6).
Conclusion:
Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery, by enhancing the visualization of the retroirideal space, is a useful technique in PDR with opaque ocular media and/or neovascularization of the pars plana and ciliary body.
