Abstract

MOLINA-PRAT, N. et al. Vitrectomy surgery for the treatment of the vitreo-retinal complications of the pars planitis. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2010, vol.85, n.10, pp.333-336. ISSN 0365-6691.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of pars plana vitrectomy in the management of patients with pars planitis. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the clinical course, post-operative complications and recurrent uveal inflamation following pars plana vitrectomy in patients with pars planitis. Results: The study included 22 eyes of 19 patients. The mean follow-up was 55.7 (±39.6) months (range 7 - 144 months). The surgical indications were, persistent vitreous opacities in 10 eyes, vitreous haemorrhage in 9 eyes, and epiretinal membrane in 3 eyes. There was an improvement in the clinical course of the uveitis in 19 of the 22 eyes (86.4%), allowing the suspension of the systemic treatment in 16 patients. An improvement of the visual acuity was observed in 20 eyes (90.9%). The most common post-operative complications were, lens opacities in 9 eyes (40.9%), and glaucoma in 4 eyes (18.2%). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that pars plana vitrectomy has a beneficial effect on the course and visual function of patients with vitreo-retinal complications associated with pars planitis.

Keywords : Pars planitis; Vitrectomy.

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