Late complications of pars plana vitreous surgery.
Late complications (following hospital discharge) occurring in 206 consecutive pars plana vitrectomy cases, comprising a subgroup of 100 consecutive cases for diabetic retinopathy, are reviewed. Ocular hypertension, occurring as neovascular glaucoma, was present in 18% of diabetic eyes, but other causes of ocular hypertension gave an overall incidence of 26%. Electron microscopy, scanning, and transmission photographs document the devastating ocular neovascularization occurring postvitrectomy.
D000328:Adult; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*