25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy in osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case with type I osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with intravitreal opacities who underwent 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy.


METHODS
A 2.5-year-old girl with OI type I who presented with intravitreal opacities underwent 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy.


RESULTS
The 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy system, which is less traumatic, was performed in a patient with OI type I. Nine months postoperatively, funduscopic examination under general anesthesia showed a healthy optic nerve and retina without detachment. Intraocular pressure by Tonopen was 10 mmHg.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy to avoid scleral suturing and minimize surgical trauma is an option in pediatric patients with associated thin sclera.
From the Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yaprak Banu
YB
Unver
Nur
N
Acar
Tuğrul
T
Altan
Ziya
Z
Kapran
Gamze
G
Ozturk