title: Modified sutureless sclerotomies in pars plana vitrectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effectiveness and safety of a modified sutureless sclerotomy technique in pars plana vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We rotated the scleral tunnels of the original sutureless sclerotomy technique through 90 degrees, thus rendering them parallel to the corneoscleral limbus. This modified technique was applied to 25 consecutive eyes (25 patients) that had pars plana vitrectomy during a 2-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty (80%) of 25 eyes (25 patients) did not require suturing of the sclerotomy sites associated with pars plana vitrectomy. Eight (11%) of 75 sclerotomy sites required suturing to ensure watertight closure. No clinically significant complications were encountered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified sutureless sclerotomy technique was found to be safe, more convenient, and easier to perform, especially in eyes with small interpalpebral space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin. alvinkhk@netvigator.com
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tham
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D012599:Sclerostomy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014821:Vitrectomy