The expanding role of primary pars plana vitrectomy in the treatment of rhegmatogenous noncomplicated retinal detachment

Seminars in Ophthalmology
P D Brazitikos

Abstract

The surgical management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment has evolved dramatically during the past 2 decades. Investigators have introduced and refined alternative techniques to scleral buckling surgery including pneumatic retinopexy and primary pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Rapid parallel developments in instrumentation, including wide-angle viewing systems, perfluorocarbon liquids, novel vitrectomy machines, intraocular tamponades, and endolaser photocoagulators have led to increasing sophistication in primary PPV surgical techniques for the treatment of rhegmatogenous uncomplicated retinal detachment. However, the precise role of primary PPV in new uncomplicated retinal detachment remains debatable owing to the lack of controlled randomized trials. This article examines primary vitrectomy treatment for rhegmatogenous uncomplicated retinal detachment and presents the specific types of retinal detachments for which primary PPV may be optimal, according to personal and reported results, the surgical instrumentation and technique, as well as the complications and limitations of this surgical method.

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