Pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

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Authors: Stephen G Schwartz, Harry W Flynn Jr

Published Date March 2008 Volume 2008:2(1) Pages 57 - 63

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S1511

Stephen G Schwartz, Harry W Flynn Jr

Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Abstract: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is growing in popularity for the treatment of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). PPV achieves favorable anatomic and visual outcomes in a wide variety of patients, especially in pseudophakic RD. A growing number of clinical series, both retrospective and prospective, have demonstrated generally comparable outcomes comparing PPV and scleral buckling (SB) under a variety of circumstances. The Scleral Buckling Versus Primary Vitrectomy in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (SPR) study is a multicenter, randomized, prospective, controlled clinical trial comparing SB versus PPV. This study should provide useful guidelines in the future. At this time, the choice of SB versus PPV should be based on the characteristics of the RD, the patient as a whole, and the experience and preference of the individual retinal surgeon.

Keywords: pars plana vitrectomy, rhegmatogneous retinal detachment, scleral buckling

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