J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2009 Jul;50(7):1066-1070. 10.3341/jkos.2009.50.7.1066.

Sclerotomy-related Retinal Breaks in Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: 20- vs 23-Gauge Systems

• Ku M
• Sohn HJ
• Lee DY
• Nam DH

• KMID: 2212495
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.7.1066

Abstract

PURPOSE
To compare the rate of intraoperative sclerotomy-related retinal breaks (SRRB) between 20- and 23-gauge vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS: Medical records of 62 consecutive eyes of 54 patients who underwent 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and 63 consecutive eyes of 55 patients who received 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Three (4.8%) out of 62 eyes in the 20-gauge group had SRRB and 1 (1.6%) eye developed retinal detachment at 4 months postoperatively, while 2 (3.2%) out of 63 eyes in the 23-gauge group had SRRB and 1 (1.6%) eye developed retinal detachment at 3 months postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in the rates of sclerotomy-related retinal breaks and sclerotomy-related retinal detachments between 20-gauge PPV and 23-gauge PPV for PDR.

Keyword

Retinal break; Sclerotomy; Sutureless vitrectomy; 23 Gauge

MeSH Terms

Diabetic Retinopathy
Eye
Humans
Medical Records
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Perforations
Retinaldehyde
Retrospective Studies
Vitrectomy
Retinaldehyde