A method for induction of posterior vitreous detachment during vitrectomy.
Complete surgical removal of the posterior vitreous requires the presence of a posterior vitreous separation from the retina. Although a partial or complete posterior vitreous detachment is usually present before surgery, occasionally this separation must be induced during the course of a pars plana vitrectomy. A simple method for creation of a posterior vitreous detachment during surgery is described. This alternative technique seems to be an efficient and safe method for achieving this important surgical objective.
Vander
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Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kleiner
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D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*