Vitrectomy in the treatment of ocular perforating injuries

Using pars plana (closed) vitrectomy with related procedures we achieved improved vision in certain catagories of perforating ocular injuries. These procedures were particularly useful in removing retained nonmagnetic foreign bodies and correcting retinal detachments associated with traction bands a...

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Published inAmerican journal of ophthalmology Vol. 81; no. 6; p. 733
Main Authors Hutton, W L, Snyder, W B, Vaiser, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1976
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Eye Injuries - complications
Eye Injuries - surgery
Female
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Retinal Detachment - pathology
Retinal Detachment - surgery
Visual Acuity
Vitreous Body - pathology
Vitreous Body - surgery
Wounds, Penetrating - surgery
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Summary:Using pars plana (closed) vitrectomy with related procedures we achieved improved vision in certain catagories of perforating ocular injuries. These procedures were particularly useful in removing retained nonmagnetic foreign bodies and correcting retinal detachments associated with traction bands and opaque vitreous. Limited success was obtained with longstanding injuries, double perforations from shotgun injuries, and large corneoscleral lacerations. Early vitreous surgery produced the best results.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/0002-9394(76)90355-X