PURPOSE: To compare the surgical results according to the IOL implantation time in patients who were performed simultaneous lens extraction, vitrectomy and silicone oil endotamponade. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 60 eyes in 57 patients with vitreoretinal diseseases. The group I included 32 eyes those were performed simultaneous lens extraction, vitrectomy and silicone oil endotamponade as the first surgery, and sequential IOL implantation at the time of silicone oil removal as the second surgery. The group II included 28 eyes those were performed simultaneous lens extraction, vitrectomy, silicone oil endotamponade and IOL implantation as the first surgery, and sequential oil removal as the second surgery. The cases were evaluated 6 months after silicone oil removal. Anatomical and functional success rate, difference of postoperative predictive refraction, postoperative complication occurrence rate were compared between two groups. RESULTS: The anatomical successes were achieved in 93.8% (30/32 eyes) and 92.9% (26/28 eyes) in the group I and II respectively. The functional successes were achieved in 71.9% (23/32 eyes) and 78.6% (22/28 eyes) in the group I and II respectively. The differences between preoperative predicted target refraction and postoperative final refraction were 0.68D and 0.92D in the group I and II respectively. The incidence of postoperative anterior chamber reaction and secondary glaucoma were significantly high after second surgery in the group I. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend a simultaneous implantation of IOL at the combined surgery of lens extraction and vitrectomy with silicone oil endotamponade to reduce postoperative complications.
Anterior Chamber ; Endotamponade ; Glaucoma ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lenses, Intraocular ; Medical Records ; Postoperative Complications ; Silicone Oils ; Vitrectomy*

PURPOSE: Combined with vitreoretinal surgery, silicone oil endotamponade has become a standard technique and improved the prognosis of complex retinal diseases. To improve success rate of silicone oil endotamponade, the authors analysed complications and associated with other variables. METHODS: The authors analysed 90 cases of silicone oil endotamponade (102 eyes), all operated by one surgeon from 1995 to 2000 and followed-up over 6 months. The series consisted of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (48 eyes), complex retinal detachment (33 eyes), proliferative vitreoretinpathy (11 eyes) and ocular trauma (10 eyes). Analysed variables were preoperative visual acuity, rubeosis iridis, nuber of operations, duration of tamponade, emulsification of silicone oil, lentile status, anterior proliferative vitreoretinpathy, keratopathy, change of ocular tension, redetachment, macular degeneration and electroretinogram. RESULTS: Anatomic success was achieved in 95 of 102 eyes (93.1%) and functional success was achieved in 66 eyes (64.7%). Change of ocular tension over 10mmHg, anterior proliferative vitreoretinpathy and anatomical failure were statistically significant prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS: Silicone oil endotamponade is an effective measure for complex retinal diseases, but its complication has always been an issue. If these complications can well be kept under the control, silicone oil endotamponade will become more widely used surgical modality.
Diabetic Retinopathy ; Endotamponade* ; Intraocular Pressure ; Lens Plant ; Macular Degeneration ; Prognosis ; Retinal Detachment ; Retinal Diseases ; Silicone Oils* ; Visual Acuity ; Vitrectomy ; Vitreoretinal Surgery

PURPOSE: To analyze trends in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery among the members of the Korean Retina Society from 2001 to 2013. METHODS: In 2013, surveys were conducted by email and post to investigate the current practice patterns regarding RRD treatment. Questions included how surgeons would manage six cases of hypothetical RRD. Results were compared to those reported in 2001. RESULTS: A total of 133 members (60.7%) in 2013 and 46 members(79.3%) in 2001 responded to the survey. Preference for pneumatic retinopexy has decreased in uncomplicated primary RRD (p = 0.004). More respondents in 2013 selected vitrectomy as the primary procedure when mild vitreous hemorrhage (p = 0.001), myopia (p = 0.044) and history of successful scleral buckling on the fellow eye (p = 0.044) were added to the primary scenario. Vitrectomy was over twice as popular in cases of pseudophakic, macula-off RRD with posterior capsular opacity (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: For RRD with myopia, pseudophakia and media opacity, surgical interventions over the last decade have drastically shifted from scleral buckling and pneumatic retinopexy to vitrectomy.
Endotamponade/trends ; Female ; Health Care Surveys ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/*trends ; Ophthalmology/organization & administration ; Practice Patterns, Physicians'/*trends ; Republic of Korea ; Retinal Detachment/*surgery ; Scleral Buckling/trends ; Societies, Medical ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Vitrectomy/trends