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The risk of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment following anterior vitrectomy during cataract surgery: with versus without pars plana vitrectomy

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To compare the rates of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) following an anterior vitrectomy (AV) alone during cataract surgery, compared to cases requiring a subsequent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for dropped… Click to show full abstract

To compare the rates of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) following an anterior vitrectomy (AV) alone during cataract surgery, compared to cases requiring a subsequent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for dropped nuclear lens fragments (DNLFs). Retrospective electronic note review of consecutive patients with a posterior capsular rupture (PCR) requiring either AV or subsequent PPV for DNLF over a 5-year period. A total of 20,235 cataract operations were performed during the defined period with 199 cases (eyes) of PCR (0.98%). One hundred forty-four of these (72.4%) were managed with AV, and the remaining 55 cases were further complicated by DNLF and thus underwent secondary PPVs. A total of 80.0% of cases in the AV group had a final BCVA of 0.30 logMAR or better, and 77.35% in the DNLF group had a BCVA of 0.30 logMAR or better (p = 0.069). Final BCVA was 0.30 (range—0.18 to 3.0) in the AV group and 0.32 (range—0.18 to 1.8) in the DNLF group (p = 0.82). Final BCVA in those patients who suffered a RRD was poorer than the rest of the cohort in the AV group (p = 0.03). Seven of 144 cases in the AV group went on to develop a RRD with a median time of 11 months (range 1–18 months). None of the cases in the DNLF group went on to develop a RRD (P = 0.048). Following an anterior vitrectomy during complicated cataract surgery, the risk of RRD may be lower in patients who require a subsequent PPV for management of DNLF compared to patients who are managed with anterior vitrectomy alone.

Keywords: anterior vitrectomy; following anterior; group; cataract surgery

Journal Title: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Year Published: 2020

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