title: [Pars plana vitrectomy in chronic uveitis in the child].
abstract: In five children aged between 8 and 14, suffering from chronic recurrent uveitis of undetermined etiology, pars plana vitrectomy was performed in order to halt progression of the disease. Postoperatively there was a clear improvement in vision in all five patients, and in the follow-up period of 5 to 26 months there were no further recurrences of uveitis in the eyes which had been treated. These observations support the assumption that vitrectomy has a favorable effect not only in adults but also in children with therapy-resistant uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Würzburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulbig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kampik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014605:Uveitis / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Pars plana-Vitrektomie bei chronischer Uveitis des Kindes.