title: Pupillary membrane excision and anterior vitrectomy in eyes after uveitis.
abstract: Three patients with uveitis and dense pupillary membranes, total synechial closure of the angle, and low or normal pressure, underwent membranectomy and anterior vitrectomy via a limbal approach using scissors and a vitrectomy instrument. Postoperatively all regained useful vision that has been maintained for over two years despite the persistence of angle closure in all cases and severe hypotony in two.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*