Vitrectomy for cystoid macular oedema with attached posterior hyaloid membrane in patients with diabetes.
OBJECTIVE
To report the success of vitrectomy in eliminating cystoid macular oedema and improving vision in three eyes of two patients with diabetic cystoid macular oedema. In all of the eyes there was no ophthalmoscopic evidence of traction from a posterior hyaloid membrane or from proliferative tissue.


METHODS
Pars plana vitrectomy was performed on three eyes of two patients with diabetic cystoid macular oedema who did not show traction upon examination with a slit lamp biomicroscope and a scanning laser ophthalmoscope.


RESULTS
Cystoid changes disappeared 1, 3, and 5 days, postoperatively, and diffuse macular oedema resolved within 2 weeks. The visual acuity was improved and maintained.


CONCLUSIONS
Vitrectomy can be effective in some patients with diabetic cystoid macular oedema even in patients who lack evidence of traction by ophthalmoscopy.
Ikeda
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T
Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan.
Sato
K
K
Katano
T
T
Hayashi
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*