Refinements in microinstrumentation for vitreous surgery.
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Abstract
We developed a series of 25-gauge (0.5 mm) microinstruments for vitreous surgery, including a 25-gauge vitreous cutter, 25-gauge microscissors for limited reuse, and a vitreous membrane dissector. Clinical experience with these instruments in more than 20 cases of advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, and diabetic retinopathy indicates that these instruments facilitate delicate vitreoretinal dissections, particularly in the vitreous base and when fibrovascular tissues are closely adherent to the retina. Because of their smaller size, the microinstruments are more precise in their cutting capabilities than other instruments.
Medical subject headings
- Microsurgery
- Vitreous Body