Primary Vitrectomy Surgery in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment; Indications and Techniques

Retinal detachment is one of the most important causes of visual loss. Scleral buckling, pneumatic retinopexy, or primary vitrectomy techniques are the state of art treatment approaches for retinal detachment. Novel improvements in instruments and techniques of vitreoretinal surgery have led primary vitrectomy to be more preferable for retinal detachment surgery. Performing primary vitrectomy in selected patients, considering the advantages and disadvantages has a significant impact in terms of prognosis.

Despite improvements in vitreoretinal surgery techniques, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is still one of the major causes of visual loss in the world. Pneumatic retinopexy (PR), scleral buckle, and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) are the modalities that are used in the treatment of retinal detachment. Intraocular gases, which are frequently used in PR and PPV, are indispensable molecules due to their tamponade effects. In order to get favorable postoperative outcomes, the proper type of gas selection should be made by considering the properties of the gases, indications, potential complications, and findings of the patients together.


1996 ◽  
Vol 234 (9) ◽  
pp. 561-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinrich Heimann ◽  
Norbert Bornfeld ◽  
Wilko Friedrichs ◽  
Horst Helbig ◽  
Ulrich Kellner ◽  
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Supplemental scleral buckling techniques in vitrectomy for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment to achieve higher reattachment rates are not widely used but may be useful especially in complicated cases. In this article, the positive and negative aspects of adding scleral buckle to primary vitrectomy will be examined by looking at relevant studies.


2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Hyuk Koh ◽  
Moon Jeong Choi ◽  
Sung Won Cho ◽  
Tae Gon Lee ◽  
Jae Heung Lee

2008 ◽  
Vol 145 (6) ◽  
pp. 1063-1070.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efstratios Mendrinos ◽  
Nathalie P. Dang-Burgener ◽  
Alexandros N. Stangos ◽  
Jorg Sommerhalder ◽  
Constantin J. Pournaras

1997 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-722
Author(s):  
N Bornfeld ◽  
W Friedrichs ◽  
H Helbig ◽  
U Kellner ◽  
A Korra ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 239 (8) ◽  
pp. 567-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinrich Heimann ◽  
Martin Hellmich ◽  
Norbert Bornfeld ◽  
Karl-Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt ◽  
Ralf-Dieter Hilgers ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Andrei D. Shchukin

The present report is an extension of the study, in which on a large clinical material, the ratio of procedures used at this time for retinal detachment was shown, and the frequency of relapses after extrascleral and endovitreal surgeries was analyzed. The purpose of the study is to determine the terms of relapse occurrence, and to estimate visual function after multiple endovitreal procedures. Materials and methods. The study was carried out in the Ophthalmological Center of the City Hospital No. 2 of St. Petersburg. The data of 116 case histories of 23 patients (28 eyes) repeatedly admitted to the department of vitreoretinal surgery of the center and operated (2 to 7 times) for recurrent rhematogenous retinal detachment in 2015-2016 were analyzed. Results. Multistage endovitreal surgery in patients with recurrent retinal detachment in most cases (78.6%) leads to significant decrease of visual functions; in incomplete retinal adherence in the lower segments after extrascleral surgery, additional scleral buckling or barrier laser retinal photocoagulation can be used.


Author(s):  
O.V. Diskalenko ◽  
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O.A. Konikova ◽  
V.V. Brzheskiy ◽  
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Purpose. To study the etiological structure of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, the efficacy and outcomes of its surgical treatment in pediatric practice. Material and Methods. A retrospective series of cases in one vitreoretinal center in 2015–2019 was presented. The age of the children with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (57 patients / 66 eyes) was from 0 to 18. Surgical treatment included vitreoretinal and scleral buckling techniques. Results. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 30.3% of cases developed against the background of ROP, in 24.2% – against the background of Stickler‘s syndrome, in 12.1% – against the background of myopia, in 12.1% – against the background of trauma, and in 21.3 % – against the background of other reasons. On average, the anatomical treatment efficacy was 77.4%. The leading factors of an unfavorable outcome of treatment were the duration of presence of retinal detachment (OR 21.44; CI 3.76– 122.16) and 3–5 stages ROP (OR 2.56; CI 0.76–8.44). Visual acuity exceeding the blindness threshold (Vis > 0.02) was maintained or achieved in 72% of cases. Conclusions. The specificity of the clinical course and adherence to surgical treatment of children with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is determined by its etiology. Key words: retinal detachment in children, Stickler syndrome, retinopathy of prematurity, scleral buckling, vitreoretinal surgery.


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