Usefulness of Discarded Vitreous Samples from Routine Vitrectomy

• Published in: Journal of Ophthalmology Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 340 - 345-046
• Main Authors: Burnier, Miguel N., Kapusta, Michael A., Galic, I. John, Chen, John C., Antecka, Emilia, Bravo-Filho, Vasco, Zoroquiain, Pablo, Vilà, Natàlia, Dietrich, Helena Luiza Douat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2016; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Care and treatment; Cataracts; Cellular biology; Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Diagnosis; Edema; Glaucoma; Hemorrhage; Morphology; Patient outcomes; Physiological aspects; Retinal detachment; Retinal diseases; Vitrectomy; Canada; Quebec Canada

Purpose. To describe the histopathological features of vitreous samples obtained after vitrectomy surgery from diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Methods. Vitreous specimens from 137 patients who underwent vitrectomy for different clinical conditions were analysed. All samples were centrifuged and e...