[Retinal detachment. The vitrectomy technique].
One hundred and ten eyes from 110 patients who in 1992 had undergone vitrectomy for regmatogenous retinal detachment were included in a retrospective study. Two year follow-up was obtained for 97 eyes. At the end of follow-up 45% of the eyes had complete anatomical success. Fifty-five percent had attachment of the macula. Anatomical success after a single operation was obtained in 33%. A visual acuity of more than 0.05 was obtained for 35% of the eyes at the end of follow-up. Eighty patients had a follow-up interview; of these 56% stated that the advantages of the operation outweighed the disadvantages.
de la Cour
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H:S Rigshospitalet, København.
Nielsen
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Scherfig
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*