title: [Vitrectomy plus air tamponade for treatment of retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy].
abstract: Closed vitrectomy, membrane peeling, intraocular air tamponade and scleral encircling were performed for 35 consecutive cases of retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), comprising 2 cases of grade C2, 4 cases of grade C3, 6 cases of grade D1, 17 cases of grade D2, and 6 cases of grade D3. 21 eyes (60%) attained anatomic retinal reattachment with improved visual acuity in 20 eyes. The authors believed that vitrectomy combined with membrane peeling was a logical approach to the treatment of retinal detachment with PVR. The surgical success was related to the extent of membrane peeling, and intraocular air tamponade was a simple and effective adjunctive measure.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods; D014822:Vitreous Body