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Vitrectomy in double perforating eye injuries
Author(s) -
Vatne Harald Overskott,
Syrdalen Per
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb05244.x
Subject(s) - vitrectomy , medicine , visual acuity , ophthalmology , eye injuries , retinal detachment , surgery , retinal , poison control , injury prevention , medical emergency
. The results of 41 consecutive cases of double perforating eye injuries, operated with vitrectomy between December 1975 and December 1982, are reported. Fourteen eyes (34%) obtained a visual acuity of 5/10 or better, and 23 eyes (56%) obtained 5/200 or better. Twenty‐eight (68%) developed retinal detachment, and 12 of these were attached by surgery. In this series the pre‐operative visual function and the type of injury had a significant effect on the final result. No beneficial effect from early (within 14 days) vitrectomy could be shown.