Vitrectomy Combined with Lensectomy for Complications of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Ban, Tae Soo; Lee, Seung Jae; Choi, Gawang Ju

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(10):2406-2411.
Published online October 1, 1998.

Vitrectomy Combined with Lensectomy for Complications of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Tae Soo Ban, Seung Jae Lee, Gawang Ju Choi

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, No won Ulji Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

증식당뇨망막병증에서 백내장수술을 병행한 유리체절제술

반태수(Tae Soo Ban),이승재(Seung Jae Lee),최광주(Gwang Ju Choi)

Abstract

We retrospectively analyzed a consecutive series of 36 eyes that underwent vitrectomy for complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy after classifying according to the preservationof their lenses to determine the postoperative incidence of neovascular glaucoma and final visual outcome. Eyes in which the lens was removed had better visual results than eyes in which the lens was not removed even though they were not statistically significant. There was statistically no difference in the postoperative incidence of neovascular glaucoma between both groups. But, eyes treated with preoperative panretinal photocoagulation had a statistcally significant increase in the incidence of postoperative glaucoma compared to eyes treated with operative one of add laser. This study showed that the eyes undergone vitrectomy combined with lensectomy as well as the eyes undergone only vitrectomy had improved visual outcomes.

Key Words: Neovascular glaucoma;Panretinal photocoagulation;Proliferative diabetic retinopathy;Vitrectomy