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Small‐gauge vitrectomy in traumatic retinal detachment
Author(s) -
Ehrlich Rita,
Polkinghorne Philip
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02485.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vitrectomy , retinal detachment , visual acuity , ophthalmology , retinal , surgery
A bstract 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 ± 19.3 years; 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.