Pars plana vitrectomy in the treatment of chronic aphakic cystoid macular edema.
Long-standing cystoid macular edema was evaluated in three groups of aphakic patients: Group A following vitrectomy, Group B without vitrectomy, and group C without vitrectomy but with associated background diabetic retinopathy. After a two-year follow-up period, no significant differences in resolution of cystoid macular edema and visual acuity were found between the three groups.
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College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000150:complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy