title: Results and prognostic factors in vitrectomy for diabetic traction-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
abstract: The results of pars plana vitrectomy for diabetic traction-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment were analyzed in 172 eyes, and the factors associated with a final visual acuity of 5/200 or better were identified. Forty-eight percent of eyes had improved vision on final examination. The proportion of eyes with a final visual acuity of 20/100 or better and 5/200 or better remained virtually the same during the ten-year study interval. Preoperative factors associated with a visual acuity of 5/200 or better were a preoperative visual acuity of 5/200 or better, the absence of iris neovascularization, and the absence of retinal detachment involving the macula. The intraoperative factor associated with a final visual acuity of 5/200 or better was the absence of iatrogenic retinal breaks.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications