Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy?
Abstract Background To investigate the safety of vitrectomy with laser photocoagulation in eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without air or gas tamponade. Methods Among patients who underwent vitrectomy for various retinal disorders, those with small peripheral retinal breaks treated by lase...
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| description | Abstract Background To investigate the safety of vitrectomy with laser photocoagulation in eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without air or gas tamponade. Methods Among patients who underwent vitrectomy for various retinal disorders, those with small peripheral retinal breaks treated by laser photocoagulation without air or gas tamponade were included in this study. Their medical records were assessed retrospectively, and we investigated the characteristics of small peripheral retinal breaks and the incidence of postoperative retinal detachment (RD). Results Thirty-one eyes of 31 patients who presented with small peripheral retinal breaks requiring endolaser photocoagulation during vitrectomy were included in this analysis. There were two cases of iatrogenic retinal breaks that occurred during vitrectomy, while others were preexisting lesions, including retinal tears, atrophic retinal holes, and retinal holes with lattice degeneration. There were no cases of RD during the follow-up period of at least 6 months. Conclusions Adequate laser treatment without gas or air tamponade may be sufficient during vitrectomy in cases with small peripheral retinal breaks without concurrent RD, along with complete removal of vitreoretinal traction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c74826b11a7649cabc3f116c4a0411982022-12-22T01:46:45ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152022-04-012211510.1186/s12886-022-02401-2Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy?Kyung Ho Lee0Yoo-Ri Chung1Suji Yeo2Kihwang Lee3Department of Ophthalmology, Ajou University School of MedicineDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ajou University School of MedicineDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ajou University School of MedicineDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ajou University School of MedicineAbstract Background To investigate the safety of vitrectomy with laser photocoagulation in eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without air or gas tamponade. Methods Among patients who underwent vitrectomy for various retinal disorders, those with small peripheral retinal breaks treated by laser photocoagulation without air or gas tamponade were included in this study. Their medical records were assessed retrospectively, and we investigated the characteristics of small peripheral retinal breaks and the incidence of postoperative retinal detachment (RD). Results Thirty-one eyes of 31 patients who presented with small peripheral retinal breaks requiring endolaser photocoagulation during vitrectomy were included in this analysis. There were two cases of iatrogenic retinal breaks that occurred during vitrectomy, while others were preexisting lesions, including retinal tears, atrophic retinal holes, and retinal holes with lattice degeneration. There were no cases of RD during the follow-up period of at least 6 months. Conclusions Adequate laser treatment without gas or air tamponade may be sufficient during vitrectomy in cases with small peripheral retinal breaks without concurrent RD, along with complete removal of vitreoretinal traction.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02401-2Laser photocoagulationRetinal breakTamponadeVitrectomy |
| spellingShingle | Kyung Ho Lee Yoo-Ri Chung Suji Yeo Kihwang Lee Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy? BMC Ophthalmology Laser photocoagulation Retinal break Tamponade Vitrectomy |
| title | Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy? |
| title_full | Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy? |
| title_fullStr | Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy? |
| title_short | Is gas/air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy? |
| title_sort | is gas air tamponade essential for eyes with small peripheral retinal breaks without detachment during vitrectomy |
| topic | Laser photocoagulation Retinal break Tamponade Vitrectomy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02401-2 |
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