Proliferative vitreoretinopathy

ABSTRACT

The objective of study to assess the success of pars plana vitrectomy with use of silicone Oil for internal tamponade in traumatic rhegmatogenous R D with severe PVR. This study was carried out in department of Ophthalmology Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Fifteen cases with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy [PVR Grade C, according to up dated retina Society Classification of 1991] was included in study. All the patients had traumatic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with history of blunt ocular trauma, without globe rupture, outcome of the treatment was assessed by post operative anatomical and physiological success. Anatomical success was encouraging in-spite of advance disease and technically difficult and complicated intra-ocular maneuvers