Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery for complicated proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To evaluate the indication for endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Chart review of consecutive cases of vitreoretinal surgery for PDR performed by one of the authors (Y.L.F.) over a 2-year period. Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery was performed in 8 of 41 (19.5%) eyes. The surgical indications were small pupil (3), hyphema (3), pseudophakia with fibrotic posterior capsule (1), and pars plana neovascularization with anterior tractional retinal detachment (6). Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery, by enhancing the visualization of the retroirideal space, is a useful technique in PDR with opaque ocular media and/or neovascularization of the pars plana and ciliary body.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Endoscopy
- Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
- Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative