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Background: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is performed as a standard of care in central hospitals in South Africa. Clinical outcomes of such a procedure need to be reported on regularly. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the visual acuity and anatomical outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmat...
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... were male and 38% female. The most common cause of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in this study was trauma, followed by cataract surgery, high myopia, PVD and previous cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis associated with retroviral disease (Table 1). The duration of vision loss in patients with rhegmatogenous detachments displayed a median of 8 weeks (range: 1-104). ...Similar publications
Purpose
To study the anatomic outcome of leaving vitreous cortex remnants (VCR) during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).
Methods
The study comprised patients with RRD who had PPV by a single surgeon between January 2019 and December 2020 and followed for 6 months. After intravitreal injection of triam...
