title: Twenty-five gauge vitrectomy in uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate anatomical and functional results of 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless pars plana vitrectomy in patients with uveitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vitrectomy was performed on 20 eyes with residual vitritis secondary to infectious and noninfectious uveitis. Patients were evaluated 1 week before surgery and after surgery at day 1, week 1, week 4 and week 12. Visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure, anterior chamber cells and flare and vitreous haze were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean VA improved from 2.06 ± 0.94 logMAR before surgery to 0.58 ± 0.46 logMAR at week 12 (p<0.05). No case required conversion to standard 20-gauge instrumentation or suture placement, no intraoperative complications were noted. Transient postoperative hypotony was seen in three eyes. One patient with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis had a relapse during follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  25-gauge vitrectomy has proven its efficacy on cleansing vitreous opacities and improving visual acuity on patients with residual vitritis secondary to uveitis with minimal postoperative inflammation and complications.
authors: Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP), Brazil. rwkamei@gmail.com
authors: Roger Roberto Wada
authors: RR
authors: Kamei
authors: Tiago Eugênio Faria e
authors: TE
authors: Arantes
authors: Claudio Renato
authors: CR
authors: Garcia
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Muccioli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014602:Uvea / Q000601:surgery*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult