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Purpose: This study describes a novel surgical technique of fibrin glue-assisted retinopexy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (GuARD) without oil or gas tamponade after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Methods: This pilot clinical trial included five eyes of five patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RD). A complete PPV was done in all cases followed by fluid–air exchange, laser photocoagulation around the break/s, and application of 0.1–0.2 mL of fibrin glue. No air, long-acting gas or silicone oil was used subsequently. No specific postoperative positioning was prescribed. The primary outcome measure was efficacy of the procedure defined as successful anatomical retinal reattachment. Secondary outcome measures were postoperative improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and complications. Results: The median age of patients was 55 (range: 36–61 years) years and median duration of symptoms was 15 (range: 7–60) days. All eyes were pseudophakic, four eyes had inferior and one eye had total RD. Successful retinal reattachment was achieved in all (100%) cases and was maintained at the end of 3–8 months of follow-up. The median BCVA improved from 20/100 preoperatively to 20/80 at 1-week and 20/50 at 1-month postoperatively. None of the eyes had any postoperative complications such as elevated intraocular pressures or unexpected inflammation. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that GuARD is a promising technique for treatment of rhegmatogenous RD that may allow early visual recovery while avoiding the problems of gas or oil tamponade and obviating the need of postoperative positioning.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of minimally invasive vitreous surgery (MIVS) for special rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in children and adolescents.Methods A retrospective clinical comparative study.Fourteen eyes with special type of RRD in 14 children and adolescents who received the MIVS treatment from January 2014 to January 2019 in Ophthalmology Department of The First Affiliated Hospital Ophthalmology of Air Force Military Medical University,were included in this study.Among them,8 eyes from 8 males and 6 eyes from 6 females.The age of them ranged from 5 to 17,with the mean age of 12.64 44.11 years.The course of disease was ranged from 1 d to 1 year,and the average of it was 30 d.All the eyes developed the special type RRD,including pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment,giant retinal tear with retinal detachment,choroidal detachment associated with retinal detachment,and RRD with ocular dysplasia.In the 14 eyes,there was 2 eyes with retinal detachment in 1 quadrant,4 eyes in 2 quadrants,1 eye in 3 quadrants and 7 eyes in total 4 quadrants.All the eyes were treated with 23G or 25G MIVS and filled with irrigation solution,air and silicone oil.In addition,10.4 months' follow-up for average after surgery were taken to observe the occurrence of retinal reattachment,BCVA and related complications in the eyes.Results In the 14 eyes,13 (92.9％) of them attained retinal reattachment and 1 eye (7.1％) got a poor retinal reattachment after one operation.At the last follow-up,all the 14 eyes (100.0％) attained retinal reattachment and 5 of them at the filling state of silicone oil.The vision of 8 eyes (57.1％) were improved,4 eyes (28.6％) have no notable changes and 2 eyes decreased (14.3％).During the operation,iatrogenic retinal breaks were occurred in 1 eye,and silicone oil entered underneath the retina in 1 eye.After the operation,1 eye suffered a relapse of retinal detachment after the removal of silicone oil and then were filled with it again.Conclusions MIVS is a safe and effective way to treat the special type RRD among the children and adolescents.The rate of retinal reattachment is 92.9％ after one surgery and 100.0％ at the last follow-up.Therefore,MIVS can help most of eyes with special type RRD to get a stable and improved vision.
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Objective To observe the therapeutic effect ofvitrectomy combined with single-layer inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap covering technique for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) complicated with macular hole (MH).Methods A retrospective case analysis.From January 2015 to August 2019,29 eyes of 29 patients with RRD and MH diagnosed in the First People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University were included in this study.There were 16 males (16 eyes) and 13 females (13 eyes).All the eyes were peripheral RRD and involving the macular area,while complicated with MH and proliferative vitreoretinopathy in stage less than C.All the eyes were examined by BCVA and OCT.The BCVA examination was performed using the Snellen visual acuity chart,which was converted into logMAR visual acuity.Before 2017,18 eyes were treated with vitrectomy combined with ILM peeling (ILM peeling group);after 2017,11 eyes were treated with vitrectomy combined with single-layer inverted ILM flap covering technique (ILM inverted group).The differences of age (t=0.360),onset time (t=1.235),number of holes except MH (t=0.060),RRD range (t=1.232),gas filled eyes (x2=0.324) between the two groups were not statistically significant (P＞0.05).The average follow-up time after surgery was 4.5 months.The BCVA,retinal reattachment and MH closure at the last follow-up in the two groups were comparatively observed.U-shaped or V-shaped retina was defined as MH closure.Results At the last follow-up,retinal reattachmnents were achieved in all the eyes.In ILM peeling group,5 eyes (27.8％,5/18) were completely closed in type Ⅰ.In ILM inverted group,9 eyes (81.8％,9/11) were completely closed in type Ⅰ.There was a statistically significant difference of closure rate in type Ⅰ closure between the two groups (x2=5.968,P=0.015).The mean logMAR BCVA in ILM peeling group and ILM inverted group were 1.24± 0.28 and 0.97 ± 0.39,respectively.The difference of logMAR BCVA between the two groups was statistically significant (t=2.179,P=0.038).Conclusion Vitrectomy combined with single-layer inverted ILM flap covering technique can increase the BCVA and MH closure rates in RRD patients with MH.
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Objective@#To observe the clinical efficacy of minimally invasive vitreous surgery (MIVS) for special rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in children and adolescents.@*Methods@#A retrospective clinical comparative study. Fourteen eyes with special type of RRD in 14 children and adolescents who received the MIVS treatment from January 2014 to January 2019 in Ophthalmology Department of The First Affiliated Hospital Ophthalmology of Air Force Military Medical University, were included in this study. Among them, 8 eyes from 8 males and 6 eyes from 6 females. The age of them ranged from 5 to 17, with the mean age of 12.64±4.11 years. The course of disease was ranged from 1 d to 1 year, and the average of it was 30 d. All the eyes developed the special type RRD, including pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment, giant retinal tear with retinal detachment, choroidal detachment associated with retinal detachment, and RRD with ocular dysplasia. In the 14 eyes, there was 2 eyes with retinal detachment in 1 quadrant, 4 eyes in 2 quadrants, 1 eye in 3 quadrants and 7 eyes in total 4 quadrants. All the eyes were treated with 23G or 25G MIVS and filled with irrigation solution, air and silicone oil. In addition, 10.4 months' follow-up for average after surgery were taken to observe the occurrence of retinal reattachment, BCVA and related complications in the eyes.@*Results@#In the 14 eyes, 13 (92.9%) of them attained retinal reattachment and 1 eye (7.1%) got a poor retinal reattachment after one operation. At the last follow-up, all the 14 eyes (100.0%) attained retinal reattachment and 5 of them at the filling state of silicone oil. The vision of 8 eyes (57.1%) were improved, 4 eyes (28.6%) have no notable changes and 2 eyes decreased (14.3%). During the operation, iatrogenic retinal breaks were occurred in 1 eye, and silicone oil entered underneath the retina in 1 eye. After the operation, 1 eye suffered a relapse of retinal detachment after the removal of silicone oil and then were filled with it again.@*Conclusions@#MIVS is a safe and effective way to treat the special type RRD among the children and adolescents. The rate of retinal reattachment is 92.9% after one surgery and 100.0% at the last follow-up. Therefore, MIVS can help most of eyes with special type RRD to get a stable and improved vision.
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Objective@#To observe the therapeutic effect of vitrectomy combined with single-layer inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap covering technique for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment(RRD) complicated with macular hole (MH).@*Methods@#A retrospective case analysis. From January 2015 to August 2019, 29 eyes of 29 patients with RRD and MH diagnosed in the First People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University were included in this study. There were 16 males (16 eyes) and 13 females(13 eyes). All the eyes were peripheral RRD and involving the macular area, while complicated with MH and proliferative vitreoretinopathy in stage less than C. All the eyes were examined by BCVA and OCT. The BCVA examination was performed using the Snellen visual acuity chart, which was converted into logMAR visual acuity. Before 2017, 18 eyes were treated with vitrectomy combined with ILM peeling (ILM peeling group); after 2017, 11 eyes were treated with vitrectomy combined with single-layer inverted ILM flap covering technique (ILM inverted group). The differences of age (t=0.360), onset time (t=1.235), number of holes except MH (t=0.060), RRD range (t=1.232), gas filled eyes (χ2=0.324) between the two groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). The average follow-up time after surgery was 4.5 months. The BCVA, retinal reattachment and MH closure at the last follow-up in the two groups were comparatively observed. U-shaped or V-shaped retina was defined as MH closure.@*Results@#At the last follow-up, retinal reattachments were achieved in all the eyes. In ILM peeling group, 5 eyes (27.8%, 5/18) were completely closed in typeⅠ . In ILM inverted group, 9 eyes (81.8%, 9/11) were completely closed in typeⅠ . There was a statistically significant difference of closure rate in type Ⅰ closure between the two groups (χ2=5.968, P=0.015). The mean logMAR BCVA in ILM peeling group and ILM inverted group were 1.24±0.28 and 0.97±0.39, respectively. The difference of logMAR BCVA between the two groups was statistically significant (t=2.179, P=0.038).@*Conclusion@#Vitrectomy combined with single-layer inverted ILM flap covering technique can increase the BCVA and MH closure rates in RRD patients with MH.
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Abstract The authors report a case of retinal fold after retinal detachment repair performed using 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy technic (PPV). The fundus photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed a posterior retinal fold with the retina periphery attached. The patient's best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/200 with severe metamorphopsia. A 25-gauge PPV, subretinal balanced saline solution (BSS) injection using a 25-39-gauge cannula, and gas-fluid exchange were performed. The patient's BCVA improved significantly after treatment. The retinal fold observed is not a frequent complication and can be managed with PPV, subretinal BSS injection and fluid-air exchange.
Resumo Os autores relatam um caso de dobra retiniana após a cirurgia de reparação de descolamento de retina realizada com vitrectomia via pars plana de 23 gauge (VVPP). A retinografia e a tomografia de coerência óptica (OCT) mostraram uma dobra posterior da retina com a periferia da retina colada. A melhor acuidade visual corrigida do paciente foi de 20/200 e severa metamorfopsia. Foi realizada uma VVPP de 25G, injeção subretiniana de solução salina balanceada (BSS) utilizando uma cânula de calibre 25-39 e troca de fluido-gasosa. A melhor acuidade visual corrigida do paciente melhorou significativamente após o tratamento. A dobra retiniana não é uma complicação freqüente e pode ser tratada com VVPP, realização de injeção subretiniana de BSS e troca fluido-gasosa.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 27-gauge sutureless vitrectomy with air tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).Methods The clinical data of 35 consecutive eyes with primary RRD from 35 patients who received 27-gauge vitrectomy with intraocular air tamponade in Zhongshan Eye Center from April 2016 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.The mean follow-up duration was 8.6 months.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) (LogMAR) and intraocular pressure (IOP) were examined before surgery,1 week and 3 months after surgery.The operative duration,sclerotomy sites,retinal reattachment rate,intraoperative and postoperative complications were recorded.Results The mean duration of vitreous removal was (15.3 ± 3.6) minutes,and the mean duration of operation was (34.5 ± 4.8) minutes.No suturing process was performed at sclerotomy sites in all eyes.The retinal reattachment rate following a single procedure was 100％.The mean BCVA was significantly different among before surgery,1 week and 3 months after surgery (F =64.12,P＜0.01),and the BCVA at 1 week and 3 months after surgery was evidently improved in comparison with before surgery (0.82±0.31 vs.1.01 ±0.40;0.68±0.30 vs.1.01 ±0.40) (both at P＜0.05).The mean IOP was (14.69±3.66),(17.37±2.32) and (16.69±2.45) mmHg (1 mmHg =0.133 kPa) before surgery,1 week and 3 months after surgery,showing a significant difference among them (F=14.82,P＜0.01),and the IOP 1 week and 3 months after surgery was evidently higher than that before surgery (both at P＜0.05).The complications included intraoperative iatrogenic retinal breaks in 2 eyes,postoperative hypotony in 1 eye and hypertension in 5 eyes.These complications were curable.Conclusions 27-Gauge vitrectomy and air tamponade for RRD is an effective and safe approach.
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Objective To observe the short-term intraocular pressure after 25G+ pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and analyze the possible influencing factors in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) eyes.Methods This is a retrospective case-control study.A total of 160 patients (163 eyes) of RRD and PDR who underwent 25G+ PPV were enrolled in this study.There were 88 males (89 eyes) and 72 females (74 eyes),with the mean age of(50.37± 13.24) years.There were 90 patients (92 eyes) with RRD (the RRD group) and 70 patients (74 eyes) with PDR (the PDR group).Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) were performed on all the patients.The BCVA was ranged from hand motion to 0.6.The average IOP was (12.61 ± 4.91) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa).There were significant differences in crystalline state (x2=9.285,P=0.009),IOP (x2=58.45,P=0.000),history of PPV (x2=4.915,P=0.027) and hypertension (x2=24.018,P=0.000),but no significant difference in sex (x2=0.314,P=0.635) and age (x2=5.682,P=0.056) between the two groups.A non-contact tonometer has been used to measure IOP on postoperative day 1 and 3.The postoperative IOP distribution has been divided into five groups:severe ocular hypotension (≤5 mmHg),mild ocular hypotension (6-9 mmHg),normal (10-21 mmHg),mild ocular hypertension (22-29 mmHg),severe ocular hypertension (≥ 30 mmHg).Logistic regression analysis has been used to analyze the risk and protective factors.Results On the first day after surgery,there were 21 eyes (12.9％) in mild ocular hypotension,96 eyes (58.9％) in normal,22 eyes (13.4％) in mild ocular hypertension and 24 eyes (14.7％) in severe ocular hypertension.On the first day after surgery,there were 18 eyes (11.0％) in mild ocular hypotension,117 eyes (71.7％) in normal,23 eyes (14.1％) in mild ocular hypertension and 5 eyes (3.1％) in severe ocular hypertension.There was no significant difference of IOP distribution between the two groups (Z=-1.235,-1.642;P=0.217,0.101).The results of logistic regression analysis showed that silicone tamponade was a risk factor for ocular hypertension in PDR eyes on the first day after surgery [odds ratio (OR)=15.400,95％ confidence interval (CI) 3.670-64.590;P＜0.001],while intraocular lens was the risk factor for ocular hypotension in PDR eyes on third day after surgery (OR=19.000,95％CI 1.450-248.2;P=0.025).As for RRD eyes,the ocular hypotension before surgery was a risk factor for ocular hypertension on the third day after surgery (OR=3.755,95％CI 1.088-12.955;P=0.036).For all eyes,silicone tamponade (OR=0.236,95％CI 0.070-0.797),air tamponade (OR=0.214,95％CI 0.050-0.911) and inert gas tamponade (OR=0.092,95％CI 0.010-0.877) were protective factors for ocular hypotension on the first day after surgery (P=0.020,0.037,0.038);silicone tamponade was protective factor for ocular hypotension on the third day after surgery (OR=0.249,95％ CI 0.066-0.94,P=0.040);while aphakic eyes was the risk factor for ocular hypotension on third day after surgery (OR=7.765,95％ CI 1.377-43.794,P=0.020).The ocular hypotension before surgery was a risk factor for ocular hypertension on the third day after surgery (OR=4.034,95％ CI 1.475-11.033,P=0.007).Conclusions The abnormal IOP is common after 25G+ PPV with a rate from 28.3％ to 31.1％.Silicone tamponade,air tamponade and inert gases tamponade are protective factors for postoperative ocular hypotension,aphakic eye is risk factor for postoperative ocular hypotension.Ocular hypotension before surgery and silicone oil tamponade are risk factors for postoperative ocular hypertension.
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Objective To observe the surgical outcome of the modified transconjunctival technique for minimal segmental buckling on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).Methods This is a retrospective case series.Seventy-six patients (78 eyes) with uncomplicated RRD who underwent the modified transconjunctival technique for minimal segmental buckling were enrolled in this study.There were 41 male (42 eyes) and 35 female (36 eyes).The average age was (33.9± 15.6) years.Best corrected vision acuity (BCVA),fundus examination with three-mirrors lens,ocular B ultrasound,optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed in all patients.BCVA was examined through Standard logarithmic visual acuity chart and transferred to logMAR vision for statistical analysis.The logMAR BCVA was 0.88± 0.88.The technique was successfully performed in all 78 eyes.After transconjunctival location of the retinal break was made,a 5 to 6 mm radial conjunctival incision was performed corresponding to the retinal break without cutting the limbal conjunctiva-Tenon's capsule.After cryopexy,a minimal explant was fixed with one to two sutures through the conjunctival opening,expanded by a pediatric speculum.BCVA,intraocular pressure,tear film stability,conjunctival recovery and retinal reattachment were collected 1 week,1 month,3 months,6 months after surgery.Results One week after surgery,retinal reattachments were achieved in 77 of 78 (98.7％) eyes and 1 eye (1.3％) received vitrectomy.Compared before surgery,the logMAR BCVA improved to 0.44± 0.41,with significant difference (t=3.092,P＜0.01).Conjunctival incision tear occurred in 1 eye.Subretinal hemorrhage occurred in 5 eyes during subretinal fluid drainage procedure.Subretinal hemorrhage occurred in 5 eyes during subretinal fluid drainage procedure.Hemorrhage was absorbed in 2 of the 5 eyes at 3 months after surgery and absorbed in all 5 eyes at 6 months after surgery.Subretinal fluid occurred in 10 eyes at 1 week after surgery and be absorbed completely at 6 months after surgery.Tear film stability improved to preoperative lever at 1 week after surgery.Less change in corneal and conjunctival sensitivity was observed in all eyes.No other surgical complications were observed within the follow-up period,such as scleral perforation,explant extrusion,diplopia or infection.Conclusions The modified transconjunctival technique for minimal segmental buckling minimizes the damage to conjunctiva without reducing the retinal reattachment rate.It can effectively treat uncomplicated RRD with preserving an intact limbal conjunctiva and rapid tear film stability recovery.
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Objective To observe the clinical effect of minimally invasive vitreoretinal (MIV) surgery combined with a modified suprachoroidal drainage surgery for retinal detachment associated with choroidal detachment (RRDCD).Methods A prospective clinical study.A total of 27 patients (27eyes) diagnosed as RRDCD were recruited in this study.There were 16 males and 11 females,with an average of (53.67± 14.82) years.The mean intraocular pressure (IOP) was (8.2± 2.1) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of minimum resolution angle logarithm (logMAR) was 1.87±0.58.All subjects underwent 23G MIV combined a modified suprachoroidal drainage surgery,which 23G stab knife and 1 ml syringe needle were used for surgery.The visual outcome,IOP,rate of retinal reattachment and complications were comparatively analyzed preoperatively and postoperatively.Results At 1 day,10 days,1 month and 3 months after surgery,the average of logMAR BCVA were 1.62 ± 0.67,1.51 ± 0.63,1.39 ± 0.54,1.32± 0.56 and the mean of IOP were (13.47 ± 5.06),(14.43 ± 4.09),(14.89 ± 4.30),(15.38 ± 3.37) mmHg,respectively.There were significant differences of logMAR BCVA and IOP between before and after surgery (F=6.19,15.21;P＜0.05).Retinal reattachments were achieved in 27 eyes (100％) at 1 day and 10 days after surgery.At 1 month and 3 months after surgery,the rate of retinal reattachment were 88.89％ (24 eyes) and 85.19％ (23 eyes),respectively.No severe complications such as endophthalmitis and choroidal hemorrhage were found at follow-up visits.Conclusion MIV combined with a modified suprachoroidal drainage surgery is an effective and safe treatment for RRDCD,which can promote retina tear closure,improve visual acuity.
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The reattachment rate,macular hole (MH) closure rate,visual acuity improvement and redetachment rate of MH retinal detachment (MHRD) of high myopia are not satisfactory owing to long axis oculi,posterior scleral staphyloma and macular atrophy.At present,minimally invasive vitrectomy surgery combined with the internal limiting membrane flap technique has become popular in the treatment of MHRD,as it can promote MH closure,and significantly improve the outcome of MHRD.However if this method can improve the postoperative visual function is still controversial.The advantage of this technique is that the loosened internal limiting membrane is applied to cover the MH surface to form a scaffold structure similar to the basement membrane.It can stimulate Müller cell gliosis more effectively,and promote tissue filling in the MH which results in MH closure.It can also promote retinal reattachment and reduce the likelihood of retinal redetachment.This technique is expected to be a standard surgical method for the treatment of MHRD of high myopia in the future.The inserted internal limiting membrane flap technique is relatively easy to perform,induces stable flaps by simple procedures,and can be an essential complement procedure of the inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique.In order to reduce the recurrence rate in the future,it is necessary to further define the indications of different surgical methods and the predictive effects of MH healing mode on the success rate and visual function recovery.
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Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane (ILM) tamping on macular hole and retinal detachment (MHRD) in highly myopic eyes.Methods 23 patients (23 eyes) were retrospectively reviewed,who were diagnosed as MHRD through examination of the ocular ftmdus,optic coherence tomography (OCT) and B-mode ultrasonography.There were 5 males (5 eyes) and 18 females (18 eyes).The mean age was (62.35 ± 8.28) years.The mean course of disease was 1.1 months.The logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 2.31 ± 0.72.The mean axial length was (28.66 ± 1.99) mm.All patients underwent 23G microincision vitrectomy.After vitreous gel and cortex were gently resected,the ILM around the edges of the macular hole was stained with indocyanine green,and was folded and pushed to fill the macular hole gently.Then silicone oil or C3F8 gas tamponade was applied in 18 eyes and 5 eyes,respectively.The silicone oil was removed after 3 months.The follow-up was 6 months.The BCVA,macular hole closure,retinal anatomical reattachment were retrospectively observed,and were used to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the surgery.Results At the 6 months after surgery,the logMAR BCVA was improved to 1.13 ± 0.38,the difference was significant (t=l 5.33,P=0.00).The postoperative macular hole closure rate and retinal anatomical reattachment rate were 100％.There were no ocular or systemic adverse events observed in all patients.Conclusion Vitrectomy combined with ILM tamping is an effective and safe treatment for the high myopic eyes with MHRD.
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of 25G illumination aided scleral buckling surgery for treatment of rhegrmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).Methods This is a retrospective case control study.Fifty-seven RRD patients (57 eyes) were enrolled in this study.There were 35 males (35 eyes) and 22 females (22 eyes).The patients were randomly divided into ophthalmoscope group (29 patients,29 eyes) and illumination group (28 patients,28 eyes).There was no differences in the data of gender,age,onset time,logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) and information of retinal tears between the two groups (P＞0.050).The patients in the ophthalmoscope group received operation of conventional scleral buckling with binocular indirect ophthalmoscope.The patients in the illumination group received scleral buckling surgery with the aid of intraocular illumination and noncontact wide-angle viewing system.The follow-up was ranged from 6 to 12 months.The BCVA,intraocular pressure,fundus examination and complications were observed and recorded.Results The difference of operation time between two groups was significant (t=2.124,P=0.031).In the ophthalmoscope group,26 eyes (89.7％) achieved retinal reattachment,3 eyes (10.3％) failed in retinal reattachment.In the illumination group,26 eyes (92.8％) achieved retinal reattachment,2 eyes (7.2％) failed in retinal reattachment.There was no difference of retinal reattachment rate (P=I.000).Five eyes failed in retinal reattachment,3 eyes received sclera buckling surgery,2 eyes received vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade.The final reattachment ratios were both 100％.BCVA increased in both groups compared with pre-surgery BCVA (t=4.529,5.108;P＜0.001).The difference of BCVA between two groups was not significant (t=0.559,P=0.458).There was no significant difference of intraocular pressure and complications before and after surgery in both two groups (t=-1.386,-1.437;P=0.163,0.149).The difference of intraocular pressure between two groups was not significant (t=0.277,P=0.730).Subretinal hemorrhage occurred in 1 eye in the ophthalmoscope group.There was no iatrogenic retinal break,choroidal hemorrhage and endophthalmitis in the two groups.Conclusion 25G intraocular illumination aided buckling surgery for treatment of RRD is fast,safe and effective.
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Objective To observe the clinical effect of small gauge vitrectomy (SGV) treatment for proliferative diabetic tractional (PDR) with retinal detachment (TRD).Methods The data of 42 patients (50 eyes) with PDR combined with TRD who had received SGV treatment were retrospectively analyzed.There were 22 males and 20 females,with an average age of (44.5±11.2) years.There were 16 eyes with TRD involving the macular area,34 eyes without TRD involving the macular area.The eyes with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment or retinal hole were excluded.The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was worse than finger counting in 18 eyes,worse than 0.1 in 15 eyes,0.1-0.3 in 16 eyes and better than or equal to 0.3 in 1 eye.Post operative tamponade was delivered for patients with iatrogenic retinal breaks,including 5 eyes with long acting gas and 7 eyes with silicone oil.The mean follow-up time was 9.7 months.The visual outcome,rate of retinal reattachment and complications were analyzed.Results The visual acuity improved in 34 eyes (68.0％),unchanged in 12 eyes (24.0％) and decreased in 4 eyes (8.0％).The difference of visual acuity before and after surgery was statistically significant (t=7.087,P＜0.01).The total rate of retinal reattachment was 96％,and 84％ of eyes achieved anatomic reattachment after single surgery.The rate of retinal reattachment was 89.5％ (34/38) for these eyes without iatrogenic retinal breaks,4/38 eyes without iatrogenic retinal breaks still had retinal detachment in 3 months after surgery and received tamponade of long-acting gas or silicone oil.The rate of retinal reattachment was 66.7 ％ (8/12) for these eyes with iatrogenic retinal breaks and received post-operative tamponade.There were 17 eyes experienced postoperative vitreous hemorrhage,which were treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibodies or vitreous cavity lavage.There were 9 eyes with transient ocular hypertension,and 4 eyes with neovascular glaucoma (NVG).Among 4 eyes with NVG,2 of which were controlled through anti VEGF treatment or laser treatment,and 2 eyes of 2 patients refused to have further treatment.Conclusion SGV is safe and effective treatment for PDR combined with TRD,and intraocular tamponade is not necessary in the absence of iatrogenic retinal break.
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Objective To compare clinical outcomes in eyes with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRD) with peripheral breaks managed by surgical protocols that result in either complete (CSFD) or partial subretinal fluid drainage (PSFD).Methods Following the clinical detection of a maculaoff RRD with peripheral retinal breaks,patients were offered the opportunity to enroll in the study,and those patients who signed the consent were evaluated for eligibility based upon the inclusion and exclusion criteria for this clinical study,and if fully eligible they were assigned prospectively to one of the two surgical designs (PSFD or CSFD,1∶ 1) using a random number table.Seventy-two eyes of 72 patients were enrolled and studied.Patients were treated with 25G plus vitrectomy,endolaser or transscleral cryopexy,either complete (n=36),or partial (n=36) subretinal fluid drainage,and 14％C3F8 (PFO) was used for intraocular tamponade.After surgery,all patients were kept in a supine position for 24 hours,and then in a clinically optimal position for 6-10 days.The study patients were examined at 1,3 and 6 months after surgery with thorough ophthalmic examinations.Macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging was acquired in 1 month.Anatomical and visual outcomes as well as intra-operative and postoperative complications of the two groups were compared.Furthermore,the persistence of subfoveal fluid in OCT images and the symptoms of distortion at 3 months were measured and recorded.The primary study endpoint of anatomic retinal reattachment for each group was based upon the 6-month time-point.Results The preoperative baseline characteristics between the two groups were not significantly different.The single-operation success rates were 88.9％ and 91.6％ respectively for the CSFD and the PSFD groups (x2 =0.158,P＞0.05).The mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 6 month endpoint were 0.99± 0.52 minimum resoluation angle in logarithmic (logMAR) for the CSFD group and 1.07±0.34 logMAR for the PSFD group(t=0.580,P=0.564).The mean operative time was longer in the CSFD group (62.25± 4.32) minutes than that in the PSFD group (47.9 ± 5.0) minutes (t =0.580,P=0.564).seven of 29 (24.1％) phakic eyes in the CSFD group had lens injury during SRF drainage,and none of the 31-phakic eyes in the PSFD group sustained lens damage.Residual PFO was present in 6 of 36 CSFD cases (16.7％).Successful retinal reattachment after primary surgery was achieved in 33) PSFD eyes and in 32 CSFD eyes based upon OCT imaging at 1 month demonstrated reattached foveae with no residual subfoveal fluid.Among these patients,22 patients (62.5％) in the CSFD group and 23(69.7％) patients in the PSFD group reported distortion in the operated eye or/and a difference in image size between the two eyes at the 6 month visit (P=1.00).Conclusions Partial subretinal fluid drainage during pars plana vitrectomy for the repair of macula-off RRD with peripheral breaks is effective.The success rates are not statistically different.Additionally,PSFD procedures can simplify the surgery procedure,shorten operative time and,and to some extent,reduce the incidence of complications relevant to the CSFD approach.
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Treatment of macular hole associated retinal detachment in high myopia has progressively evolved over the years,including the scleral buckling,simple intravitreal gas injection,pars plana vitrectomy (PPV),PPV combined with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling or transplantation and so on.Simple vitreous gas injection is less traumatic and good for the patients with small holes and localized retinal detachment.PPV combined with ILM peeling can achieve better treatment effects for small holes with wide retinal detachment.But for large holes with wide retinal detachment,PPV combined with ILM transplantation is necessary to improve the macular holes closure rate.If the ILM has been peeled before,the lens capsule could be a nice substitute for ILM.The scleral surgery can solve the problem of posterior scleral staphyloma and effectively control the elongation of the axial length.However,there is still no one surgery could deal with all the problems of high myopia,we should consider all the circumstances like the size of the macular hole and the range of the retinal detachment to choose the best individualized therapy.
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Objective To observe the characteristics of macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) changes before and after silicone oil removal in patients who had undergone pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade for macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).Methods Thirty-nine eyes that underwent silicone oil removal were enrolled in this retrospective study.The patients included 24 males and 15 females,with an average age of (53.05±4.03) years,the duration of silicone oil tamponade ranged from 3 to 7 months.Best-corrected visual acuity,intraocular pressure,slit lamp microscope and prelens,indirect ophthalmoscopy and fourier domain OCT were measured for all patients before and at months 1,3 and 6 after silicone oil removal.The macular microstructure were observed before and after silicone oil removal.Results Submacular fluid was detected in 6 eyes (15.38％),at the last time of follow-up,submacular fluid resolved completely in 2 eyes with disrupted ellipsoid zone,and resolved partly in 2 eyes.Disrupted ellipsoid zone were observed before silicone oil removal in 16 eyes (41.02％),6 eyes showed simultaneous disrupted ellipsoid zone and disrupted external limiting membrane,and there were 2 eyes that external limiting membrane was not identified,at the last time of follow-up,disrupted ellipsoid zone restored in 2 eyes and the extent of disrupted ellipsoid zone became reduced in 4 eyes.Cystoids macular edema were found in 2 eyes (5.12％),it resolved completely in 1 eye and resolved partly in 1 eye at the last time of follow-up.Macular epiretinal membrane was detected in 10 eyes (25.64％),and macular epiretinal membrane was found before silicone oil removal in 5 eyes,at the last time of follow-up,the membrane became thickened in 2 eye;5 eyes developed macular epiretinal membrane after silicone oil removal,at the last time of follow-up,the membrane became thickened in 1 eye.Secondary macular hole were noted in 2 eyes.Microcystic macular changes were observed in 9 eyes (23.07％),it was observed in 7 eyes before silicone oil removal,and was observed in 2 eyes after silicone oil removal,at the last time of follow-up,the cysts reduced in 1 eye.Conclusion Submacular fluid,disrupted ellipsoid zone and microcystic macular are the main macular ultrastructural changes that developed in patients with RRD before and after silicone oil removal.
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Objective The aim of this study is to observe the clinical characteristics and surgical effects of macular hole retinal detachment in high myopia patients with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)and secondary internal limiting membrane (ILM)peeling.Methods This was a retrospective study.The clinical data of 1 5 patients (1 5 eyes)with macular hole retinal detachment and high myopia,who underwent primary PPV and secondary ILM peeling,were analyzed,including disease history,refraction diopter,ocular axis length,posterior scleral staphyloma,BCVA,macular reattachment and macular hole heeling.There were 3 males (3 eyes)and 12 female (12 eyes),the average age was (60.80 ± 5.85 )years.All patients were examined by best corrected visual acuity (BCVA ), slit lamp microscopy with 90D pre-lens, indirect ophthalmoscopy,A scan and optical coherence tomography (OCT).After the first PPV and silicone oil tamponade,a shallow retinal detachment around the macular hole,especially around the scleral staphyloma was detected by OCT.During the 2nd surgery to remove the silicone oil,ILM peeling and C3 F8 tamponade were performed.Results The average refraction diopter was (- 12.6 ± 1.86)D,the average ocular axial length (29.82±0.993)mm and the average disease duration was (5.20±1.24)months.All eyes had total retinal detachment of all four quadrants,choroid detachment and macular choroidal atrophy,and type ⅡCurtin posterior scleral staphyloma. After the second surgery, all had retina attached by fundus examination.OCT examination indicated that macular hole closure in 7 eye,macular hole attached and retinal attached in 8 eyes.Their BCVA improved after both the first and second surgery (P =0.000),the BCVA after second surgery was better than that after first surgery (P =0.038).Conclusions The clinical characteristic of our series of patients were as follows:long history,with choroidal detachment and type ⅡCurtin posterior scleral staphyloma.All 1 5 eyes showed retinal attached after secondary ILM peeling.The secondary ILM peeling and C3 F8 tamponade may improve the visual outcome and retinal reattachment rate.
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Objective To observe the occurrence and evolution of persistent submacular fluid (SMF) after scleral buckling surgery (SB) in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment,and then to study the related factors of persistent SMF and the effect of persistent SMF on visual outcome.Methods Ninety eyes of 89 patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment which had been performed SB were included in this study.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),intraocular pressure,slit-lamp microscopy,three mirror contact lens,indirect ophthalmoscopy and B-scan ultrasonography were measured for all patients.There were 21 eyes with atrophic holes while 42 eyes with horse-shoe tears,22 eyes with old retinal detachment while 68 new suffered eyes.Thirty-two eyes underwent scleral encircling surgery (SE) and 58 eyes underwent segmental scleral buckling surgery (SSB).The patients were divided into SMF group and non-SMF (NSMF) group according to the results of optical coherence tomography (OCT) at 1 month postoperatively.Thorough ophthalmologic examinations were performd at 1,3,6 and 12 months after surgery to the patients,further observations were continued to carry out unless the abnormality had resolved for at least 6 months.Results Patients who underwent SE (20 eyes,62.5 ％) had a higher incidence of persistent SMF at 1 month after surgery than those who underwent SSB (23 eyes,39.7 ％),the difference was significant (x2 =5.024,P＜ 0.05).Persistent SMF was more frequent in eyes with atrophic holes (66.7％) than that with horseshoe tears (38.1％),the difference was significant (x2 =4.582,P＜0.05).Persistent SMF was found in 72.7％ old retinal detachment eyes and in 39.7％ new suffered eyes,showed a striking differences (x2=7.264,P＜0.01).There was no significant difference in BCVA among SE and SSB groups at every time point (t=0.659,0.699,1.108,1.037,1.902; P＞0.05).The SMF group have a similar BCVA with NSMF group 1 and 3 months after surgery (t=1.812,1.957; P＞0.05),whereas the SMF group showed worse BCVA than NSMF group from since 6 months after surgery (t=2.324,2.147,2.184; P＜0.05).Conclusions Persistent SMF is more frequent after SE than SSB,the type of retinal breaks and old retinal detachment may be the potential influencing factors.Persistent SMF after SB may affect the final visual outcome.
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Objective To observe the changes of retinal morphology and function of macular-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) after scleral bulking.Methods In this prospective study,42 eyes of 41 patients who underwent scleral bulking were enrolled.There were 26 males (27 eyes) and 15 females (15 eyes),with an average age of (33.78± 11.21) years.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),intraocular pressure,indirect ophthalmoscope,visual fields,optical coherence tomography (OCT) and B scan of ocular ultrasound were measured for all patients.The average BCVA was 0.29±0.18.The retinal detachment time was (21.12±3.71) days.The mean visual field defect (MD) was (13.54±6.44) dB.The mean loss variance (LV) was (8.43±2.11) dB.All the patients were performed cryotherapy and sub-choroidal fluid drain out.The mean follow up was 12.4 months (from 6 to 24 months).At two weeks,1,3,6,12 months after surgery,the changes of BCVA,visual fields,retinal morphology and subretinal fluid were observed.Results Indirect ophthalmoscope combined with B scan showed the time of retinal reattachment was (7.32±2.53) days.Subretinal fluid was found completely absorbed by OCT with a mean of (7.82±3.52) months.At 12 months after surgery,subretinal fluid was completely absorbed in 37 eyes (88.10％).In these 37 eyes,15 eyes had normal retinal microstructure,5 eyes had neuroepithelial cystoid edema; 12 eyes had disrupted inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction,and 5 eyes had disrupted IS/ OS and external limiting membrane (ELM).BCVA at 6 months after surgery was no significant difference with that at 12 months after surgery (t=-0.636,P=0.529).At 12 months after surgery,there were4 retinal patterns on OCT examination,including normal retinal microstructure,neuroepithelial cystoid edema,IS/OS line disruption,and IS/OS and ELM disruption.The BCVA difference among these 4 groups was significant (F =52.42,P ＜ 0.05).The BCVA difference between eyes with or without residual subretinal fluid was significant (t=-5.747,P=0.000).At 1,2 weeks and 1,3,6,12 months after surgery,the MDwere (11.38±2.53),(10.14±2.19),(9.17±2.13),(6.63±1.70),(5.71±1.89),(5.14± 1.69) dB respectively,with a significant difference between these time-points (F=63.528,P =0.00).However,the MD at 6 months after surgery was no significant difference with that at 12 months after surgery (t=1.442,P=0.157).At 12 months after surgery,there were 12 eyes with normal MD,30eyes with higher MD.There was no significant difference between surgery eyes with higher MD and fellow eyes in MD (t =-1.936,P =0.06).The MD value was positively correlated to the time of retinal detachment in patients with normal retinal microstructure (r=0.84,P =0.00).There were differences in LV during different periods after surgery (F=57.25,P =0.00).Conclusions The retinal microstructure,visual acuity,visual fields were gradually improved after scleral bulking.The patients had better vision with normal retinal microstructure.The time of retinal detachment positively correlated with visual fields damage.