Sclerotomy-related Retinal Breaks in Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: 20- vs 23-Gauge Systems.
10.3341/jkos.2009.50.7.1066
- Author:
Myun KU
1
;
Hee Jin SOHN
;
Dae Yeong LEE
;
Dong Heun NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. eyedawns@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Retinal break;
Sclerotomy;
Sutureless vitrectomy;
23 Gauge
- MeSH:
Diabetic Retinopathy;
Eye;
Humans;
Medical Records;
Retinal Detachment;
Retinal Perforations;
Retinaldehyde;
Retrospective Studies;
Vitrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2009;50(7):1066-1070
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To compare the rate of intraoperative sclerotomy-related retinal breaks (SRRB) between 20- and 23-gauge vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS: Medical records of 62 consecutive eyes of 54 patients who underwent 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and 63 consecutive eyes of 55 patients who received 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Three (4.8%) out of 62 eyes in the 20-gauge group had SRRB and 1 (1.6%) eye developed retinal detachment at 4 months postoperatively, while 2 (3.2%) out of 63 eyes in the 23-gauge group had SRRB and 1 (1.6%) eye developed retinal detachment at 3 months postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in the rates of sclerotomy-related retinal breaks and sclerotomy-related retinal detachments between 20-gauge PPV and 23-gauge PPV for PDR.
