title: Small-gauge vitrectomy in traumatic retinal detachment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the outcome of retinal detachment surgery following trauma treated with small-gauge vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult patients presenting with a retinal detachment following severe trauma between 2007 and 2009 that underwent vitreoretinal surgery with either 25- or 23-gauge vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collected included; age, sex, eye, time interval between injury and diagnosis of retinal detachment, anatomical and functional success, complications, and length of follow up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Anatomical and functional outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen consecutive adult patients with traumatic retinal detachment were included. The mean age was 51.4 ± 19.3 years; 68.5% were male. Thirteen patients (68.4%) presented with visual acuity of hand movement or worse including six patients with light perception only. Five eyes achieved 6/60 vision or better, and three eyes had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. During the period of follow up six eyes experienced a recurrent retinal detachment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatic retinal detachment can be successful managed with small-gauge vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. ritaehrlich@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Polkinghorne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*