title: Twenty-Three-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy With Inferior Retinectomy and Postoperative Perfluoro-n-Octane Retention for Retinal Detachment Repair.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article was to study outcomes following use of perfluoro-n-octane (PFO) as a short-term postoperative vitreous substitute in patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for a recurrent rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy requiring an inferior retinectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective consecutive chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  The charts of subjects who underwent RRD repair by pars plana vitrectomy with short-term postoperative PFO, vitreous substitution were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome was the anatomic success rate following retinectomy and short-term PFO retention. The secondary outcomes were change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and occurrence of complications related to short-term PFO retention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The anatomic success rate at the final follow-up was 91.7% (11/12). A total of 7 (58.3%; confidence interval, 32%-80.7%) of 12 patients achieved a final BCVA better than initial BCVA. There were no significant complications related to short-term PFO retention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perfluoro-n-octane is efficacious and safe as a short-term vitreous substitute for repair of a recurrent RRD with advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy requiring an inferior retinectomy.
authors.affiliation: From the *Southwest Retina Specialists, Amarillo, TX; and †Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, and ‡Retina Associates, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ryan B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Simunovic
authors.forename: Alex P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Hunyor