Treating the complications of diabetic retinopathy with pars plana vitrectomy.
The results of 150 cases of pars plana vitrectomy performed at the Clínica Barraquer, Bogotá, Colombia were studied as a treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Factors considered in this study were age, indication for surgery, type of surgery, insulin dependence, risk of complication, and postoperative treatment.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000528:radiation effects; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*