Anterior vitrectomy in the treatment of Hruby-Irvine-Gass syndrome
Naumann, G.; Zagórski, Z.
Klinika Oczna 91(4): 89-91
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2157 PMID: 2615285 Document Number: 339622
From 1980-1986 46 unselected aphakic patients suffering from persisting cystoid macular edema and vitreous incarceration to the surgical wound were treated by closed vitrectomy and removal of displaced vitreous through a limbal incision. In 30 eyes visual acuity improved averaging 0.35 if the revision was done within one year. In 12 eyes, treated usually after intervals of more than 1 year, vision remained unchanged and in 4 eyes visual acuity decreased, in two of them due to retinal detachment and in other two because of advance macular changes. When medical therapy fails the decision to undertake surgical revision should not be delayed. This releases also the coexisting traction to the retinal periphery.