Open AccessImpact of early rise of intraocular pressure on visual outcome following diabetic vitrectomy
Author(s) -
Yog Raj Sharma,
Archna Pruthi,
Raj Vardhan Azad,
Atul Kumar,
Rifat Mannan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.73724
Subject(s) - medicine , vitrectomy , ophthalmology , pars plana , intraocular pressure , diabetic retinopathy , visual acuity , risk factor , prospective cohort study , elevated intraocular pressure , diabetes mellitus , surgery , endocrinology
The objective was to study the incidence and risk factors for an early rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and to correlate its impact on visual outcome.