Pupillary membrane excision and anterior vitrectomy in eyes after uveitis.
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.
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*