Vitreous surgery as a supplement to cataract surgery
Cleasby, G.W.
Annals of Ophthalmology 12(10): 1200-1207
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 7283327 Document Number: 161330
In 357 patients, vitreous surgery instruments were employed via a pars plana approach for supplementation of cataract surgery. The most frequent use was for supplementation of primary cataract surgery to correct vitreous loss or for performance of posterior capsulectomy. Other frequent indications included secondary cataract (after-cataract), retro-implant membrane and PHPV . Improved vision was obtained in 84.3%, excluding cases in which the vitreous surgery was combined with primary cataract extraction. The complication rate was low. The most frequent problem was symptomatic cystoid macular edema in 9.2% of cases.