UMMS Affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Publication Date
2019-06-18
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Eye Diseases | Ophthalmology
Abstract
AIM: To study and compare the effect of different surgical settings on the development of iatrogenic retinal tears (IRT) in conventional (20-gauge) and microincisional vitrectomy.
METHODS: An international retrospective comparative study of 394 patients who had simple vitrectomy at three tertiary centers. Surgeries were performed by four retina surgeons using different viewing systems. Two groups of eyes were compared: microincisional vitrectomy (327 eyes) and conventional (67 eyes) vitrectomy. An iatrogenic tear was defined as the occurrence of one or more peripheral retinal tears during surgery or at any visit in the first 6wk postoperatively.
RESULTS: Mean age was 67+/-12y and 55% were female. Iatrogenic tears occurred in 11/394 (2.8%) of eyes. The rate of tears was similar among different surgeons and viewing systems (P=0.93 and P=0.76, respectively). Surgical indication, preexisting pseudophakia/aphakia, induction of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) during surgery, and the use triamcinolone acetonide didn't significantly affect the rate of tears (P > 0.1 for all factors). A higher rate of tears was found in the conventional group compared to the microincisional group (respectively, 7.5%, 1.8%, P=0.02).
CONCLUSION: The rate of IRT in vitrectomy is not significantly affected by surgical indication, preexisting PVD or pseudophakia, or use of triamcinolone or different viewing systems but is significantly higher in conventional vitrectomy. Microincisional platforms improve the safety of vitrectomy regardless of the viewing system used.
Keywords
20-gauge, iatrogenic, microincisional, retinal tear, vitrectomy
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DOI of Published Version
10.18240/ijo.2019.06.19
Source
Int J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jun 18;12(6):996-1000. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2019.06.19. eCollection 2019. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
International journal of ophthalmology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
31236359
Repository Citation
Saleh OA, Al-Dwairi RA, Mohidat H, Jusufbegovic D, Nesmith B, Barak Y, Mimouni M, Schaal S. (2019). International multi-center study of iatrogenic retinal tears in pars plana vitrectomy. Open Access Articles. https://doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2019.06.19. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/3884
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