title: The experience to use a modified en bloc excision technique in vitrectomy for diabetic traction retinal detachment.
abstract: Modified en bloc excision is a technique in which all posterior hyaloid is excised except the portions essential for membrane dissection. Then, bimanual dissection techniques allow excision of retained fibrovascular membrane "en bloc" with hyaloid. In a consecutive series of 16 eyes with diabetic traction retinal detachment treated with this technique, visual acuity of 5/200 or better was obtained in 11 (69%) of the cases, and complete macula reattachment was noted in 14 (87%) of 16 eyes. The final visual acuity was improved in 12 (75%) cases. While this surgical technique allows a higher rate of anatomic success and less postoperative morbidity, visual results remain limited by irreversible alteration in retinal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*