Review of Small Gauge Vitrectomy: Progress and Innovations

Purpose. To summarise the surgical advances and evolution of small gauge vitrectomy and discuss its principles and application in modern vitreoretinal surgery. The advent of microincisional vitrectomy systems (MIVS) has created a paradigm shift away from twenty-gauge vitrectomy systems, which have b...

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Published inJournal of ophthalmology Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Mohamed, Shaheeda, Tsang, Chi Wai, Claes, Carl
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
History
Retina
Review
Surgery
Vitrectomy
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Summary:Purpose. To summarise the surgical advances and evolution of small gauge vitrectomy and discuss its principles and application in modern vitreoretinal surgery. The advent of microincisional vitrectomy systems (MIVS) has created a paradigm shift away from twenty-gauge vitrectomy systems, which have been the gold standard in the surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases for over thirty years. Advances in biomedical engineering and surgical techniques have overcome the technical hurdles of shifting to smaller gauge instrumentation and sutureless surgery, improving surgical capabilities and expanding the indications for MIVS.
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Academic Editor: Ala Moshiri
ISSN:2090-004X
2090-0058
DOI:10.1155/2017/6285869