title: Micro-vitreous surgery combined with scleral encircling for the management of complex retinal detachment.
abstract: 50 cases (50 eyes) of various complex retinal detachments (RD) were treated with a combination of vitrectomy, membrane peeling, intraocular air tamponade and scleral encircling. RD with opaque media, RD with proliferative vitroretinopathy, traction RD due to trauma or other factors, RD with posterior breaks, and giant tears were included. During the follow-up periods of 3-12 months, 27 cases (54%) obtained anatomic reattachment, 23 failed (46%). Of the successful case, 24 eyes achieved improvement, 2 eyes remained unchanged, and one eye became worse in their vision. The surgery complications were: retinal haemorrhage, choroidal haemorrhage, iatrogenic tears, and the development of cataract.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*