Results and complications of 100 consecutive cases of pars plana vitrectomy

We employed pars plana vitrectomy for several different indications in 100 eyes. In 51 eyes, the operation was performed for complications of pholiferative diabetic retinopathy. Improved visual acuity was our only criterion of success, and this varied widely depending on the specific indication forsurgery. Vision improved in all eight eyes undergoing anterior segment reconstruction and in none of three eyes with preoperative retinal detachment complicated by massive vitreous retraction. There was a high incidence of retinal tears complicating the operations in the series (37%). These retinal breaks could usually be closed at the time of the initial operation, and retinal detachment that could not be successfully managed developed in only four eyes.