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Purpose To evaluate primary vitrectomy for the treatment of pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachments. Primary vitrectomy may enable better identification of retinal breaks than scleral buckling procedures.
Methods A prospective study was performed of primary vitrectomy for the treatment of 25 consecutive cases of pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment.
Results The primary retinal reattachment rate was 84% (21 eyes). Surgical failure resulted from new/missed retinal breaks (2 eyes) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (2 eyes). The final retinal reattachment rate with further surgery was 96% (24 eyes). There were 7 macula-on detachments which all retained their presenting visual acuity. A visual acuity of 6/18 or better was achieved by 56% of the 18 macula-off detachments. Visualisation of the peripheral retina was impaired in 17 eyes and procedures to improve visualisation were performed in 7 eyes. Retinal breaks were detected in 16 eyes at surgery that had not been identified pre-operatively. Raised intraocular pressure was the most common complication, affecting 10 eyes in the early post-operative period.
Conclusions Primary vitrectomy offers certain advantages in the treatment of pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachments. A controlled study is required to determine whether primary vitrectomy achieves a better outcome than scleral buckling procedures for these retinal detachments.
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Newman, D., Burton, R. Primary vitrectomy for pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachments. Eye 13, 635–639 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1999.172
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