title: [Retinotomy--early personal experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In selected cases of retinal detachment complicated by advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy, despite vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade, we observe reproliferations on the anterior retina. These reproliferations cause retinal redetachment. Extensive peripheral retinotomy is performed to treat these eyes. This paper shows our results after relaxing retinotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between November, 1991 and December, 1994 retinotomy was performed in 12 eyes. All eyes were treated with scleral buckling methods and vitrectomy, membrane peeling and silicone tamponade without success. Preoperative visual acuity was light perception or hand movements in 10 eyes and 0.5/50 in 2 eyes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Retinal reattachment was achieved in 10 cases postoperatively. Final visual acuity 5/50-5/10 was observed in 3 eyes, 1/50-4/50 in 5 eyes and light perception or hand movements in 4 eyes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results show that retinotomy allows successful treatment of severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy in cases previously treated with scleral buckling methods and vitreous surgery without success.
authors.affiliation: Z Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nawrocki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pikulski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dziegielewski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wesołek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012827:Silicone Oils; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils