TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Outcome of vitrectomy and chorioretinectomy in perforating eye injuries
JO  - Ophthalmic research
A1  - Ferreira, Natália
A1  - Monteiro, Sílvia
A1  - Meireles, Angelina
A1  - Kuhn, Ferenc
SP  - 200
EP  - 206
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: To evaluate the anatomical and functional results of patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for perforating eye injuries as well as to analyze the benefit of the chorioretinectomy procedure. <br><br>METHODS: Retrospective and descriptive study of 24 eyes of 22 patients with perforating eye injuries operated on at the Centro Hospitalar do Porto between January 2006 and December 2012. <br><br>RESULTS: An early vitrectomy was accomplished in 67% of the eyes and a delayed vitrectomy in 33% of the eyes. A concomitant chorioretinectomy was carried out in 78%. Final proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) was found in 11%. The anatomical success was 83%. At the final follow-up, 78% had best-corrected visual acuity equal to or superior to 5/200. Of the eyes that underwent early vitrectomy, 58% regained a visual acuity of 40/200 or better, versus 17% of the cases that underwent delayed vitrectomy. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Early vitrectomy with prophylactic chorioretinectomy seems to be an effective approach to prevent PVR and improve the visual outcome and globe survival in perforating injuries. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-3747
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000371494
ID  - ref1
ER  -