Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(8):745-753.
Published online August 1, 1992.
Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Pars Planitis and Posterior Uveitis.
Heoung Sig Lim, Soon Cheol Cha, Duk Kee Hahn
Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University, College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
주변부 포도막염 및 후부 포도막염에서의 평편부를 통한 초자체 절제술의 치료효과
임흥식(Heoung Sig Lim),차순철(Soon Cheol Cha),한덕기(Duk Kee Hahn)
Abstract
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy in pars planitis and posterior uveitis. We performed pars plana vitrectomies in consecutive series of 31 eyes with pars planitis and posterior uveitis that were complicated with vitreous opacities, epiretinal membrane formation, tractional retinal detachment and posterior subcapsular cataract. Postoperatively improvement of visual acuity, 2 lines or more in Snellen chart, was noted in 19 eyes(61.2%) with a mean follow-up of 21 months. The inflammatory cells were not visible in anterior chamber or anterior vitreous after 1 month thereafter. In three patients, however, the postoperative visual acuities were worSe due to preoperatively combined cystoid macular edema, macular pucker and tractional retinal detachment. We believe early pars plana vitrectomy before the formation of epiretinal membrane is an important factor in minimizing and postoperative complications.
Key Words: Cystoid macular edema;Epiretinal membrane;Pars plana vitrectomy;Macular pucker;Tractional retinal detachment


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