title: [Development and current situation of micro-incision vitrectomy].
abstract: In recent years, accompanying with the development of principles of minimal invasion and engineering technology, vitreoretinal surgery has entered the new era of minimally invasive surgery with the launching of micro-incision vitrectomy represented by 25G and 23G. This paper reviews the history and development of micro-incision vitrectomy, analyzes the technical features of various types of micro-incision vitrectomy, introduces the related surgical indications, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of micro-incision vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*