Outcomes of transconjuctival sutureless 27-gauge vitrectomy for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity

AIM: To report our initial experience with lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity using the 27-gauge (G) system. METHODS: This retrospective case series involved nine eyes of five babies with active stage 4 ROP, who underwent 27-G lens-sparing vitrectomy. Surgery was done usi...

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Autores principales: Shah, Parag K, Prabhu, Vishma, Narendran, Venkatapathy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2018
Materias:
Clinical Practice Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29456934
http://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v7.i1.62
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Sumario:AIM: To report our initial experience with lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity using the 27-gauge (G) system. METHODS: This retrospective case series involved nine eyes of five babies with active stage 4 ROP, who underwent 27-G lens-sparing vitrectomy. Surgery was done using 27-G valved cannulas and sclerotomies were made 1.5 mm from the limbus. Bilateral sequential vitrectomy was done in eight eyes. RESULTS: At one-year follow-up, anatomical outcome was favourable in all nine (100%) eyes. High-speed cutting and smaller sclerotomies were helpful in reducing the intra and post-operative complications. CONCLUSION: 27-G vitrectomy is well suited for stage 4 ROP surgeries.

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