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Indian J Ophthalmol
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2022 Jun; 70(6): 2184-2186
Artigo
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-224378
RESUMO
A 65?year?old male with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and non?clearing vitreous hemorrhage underwent 25G pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). A large disk of thick organized blood of 5 disk diameter (DD) size was encountered in subhyaloid space. All attempts including lower cut rates to remove this disk using a 25G cutter turned futile. We used a 20G fragmatome to safely remove this hard clot from vitreous cavity in 50 s. Surgical time for removal of similar clot of 3 DD by 25G cutter in another eye was 5 min. Removal of thick clotted subhyaloid blood by ultrasonic fragmentation during diabetic vitrectomy is a safe, faster, and useful maneuver.
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