OUTCOME OF COMBINED VITRECTOMY AND SILICONE OIL TAMPONADE WITH SCLERAL BUCKLING FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH PROLIFERATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY
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Introduction: Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a well‑described complication of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and is the most common cause of failure in retinal reattachment surgery. Purpose: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and silicone tamponade with scleral buckling for RRD complicated with PVR. Participants: Patients with grade C PVR (The Retina Society Terminology Committee classification system, 1983). Methods: Uncontrolled clinical trial. Patients were treated with vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade combined with scleral buckling. 3 - 6 months after surgery, silicone oil was removed. Results: The study included 34 eyes with 7_month’ follow-up. Single_surgery anatomic success was 82,4%. Best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR) statistically improved from 1,84 ± 0,63 (pre-op) to 0,83 ± 0,24 (7 months post-op) (p < 0,001). Complications included recurrent retinal detachment (17,65%), increased intraocular pressure (32,35%), cataract (40%), epiretinal membrane (5,88%) and buckle extrusion (2,94%). Conclusion: Our findings suggested that the combination of PPV and silicone oil tamponade with scleral buckling is effective in the treatment of RRD with grade C PVR, yielding satisfactory anatomical success and improved visual outcome
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retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, vitrectomy, scleral buckling, silicone oil.
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