TY - JOUR
T1 - Small-gauge vitrectomy in traumatic retinal detachment
AU - Ehrlich, Rita
AU - Polkinghorne, Philip
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Purpose: To report the outcome of retinal detachment surgery following trauma treated with small-gauge vitrectomy. Design: Retrospective chart review. Participants: Adult patients presenting with a retinal detachment following severe trauma between 2007 and 2009 that underwent vitreoretinal surgery with either 25- or 23-gauge vitrectomy. Methods: Data collected included; age, sex, eye, time interval between injury and diagnosis of retinal detachment, anatomical and functional success, complications, and length of follow up. Main Outcome Measures: Anatomical and functional outcome. Results: Nineteen consecutive adult patients with traumatic retinal detachment were included. The mean age was 51.4±19.3years; 68.5% were male. Thirteen patients (68.4%) presented with visual acuity of hand movement or worse including six patients with light perception only. Five eyes achieved 6/60 vision or better, and three eyes had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. During the period of follow up six eyes experienced a recurrent retinal detachment. Conclusion: Traumatic retinal detachment can be successful managed with small-gauge vitrectomy.
AB - Purpose: To report the outcome of retinal detachment surgery following trauma treated with small-gauge vitrectomy. Design: Retrospective chart review. Participants: Adult patients presenting with a retinal detachment following severe trauma between 2007 and 2009 that underwent vitreoretinal surgery with either 25- or 23-gauge vitrectomy. Methods: Data collected included; age, sex, eye, time interval between injury and diagnosis of retinal detachment, anatomical and functional success, complications, and length of follow up. Main Outcome Measures: Anatomical and functional outcome. Results: Nineteen consecutive adult patients with traumatic retinal detachment were included. The mean age was 51.4±19.3years; 68.5% were male. Thirteen patients (68.4%) presented with visual acuity of hand movement or worse including six patients with light perception only. Five eyes achieved 6/60 vision or better, and three eyes had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. During the period of follow up six eyes experienced a recurrent retinal detachment. Conclusion: Traumatic retinal detachment can be successful managed with small-gauge vitrectomy.
KW - Retinal detachment
KW - Small gauge
KW - Trauma
KW - Vitrectomy
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02485.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02485.x
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C2 - 21631656
AN - SCOPUS:79960234803
SN - 1442-6404
VL - 39
SP - 429
EP - 433
JO - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -