| Titel | Dry Out Technique |
| Abstract Nr. | 1051 |
| Doel | This study aimed to investigate the anatomical success rates of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with dry out technique after primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). |
| Methodes | This retrospective study was conducted from 2013 to 2015 at the Clinique du Parc Léopold in Brussels (Belgium). A total of 127 patients with primary retinal detachment were included in the study. The mean age was 62. All patients completed minimum 3 months follow-up and were divided into 3 groups: 46 patients underwent a tamponade with the air (group 1), 59 patients underwent a tamponade with the SF6 (group 2), and 22 patients underwent a tamponade with silicone (group 3). The main outcome measure was surgery anatomical success. |
| Resultaten | Among 127 eyes, 56 (44%) had macula-on RRD, while 71 (56%) had macula-off RRD. Only one surgeon contributed to this study, and 23-gauge PPV instrumentation with dry out technique were used in each case. The primary anatomical success was 91% for the group 1; 80% for the group 2 and 82% for the group 3. The final anatomical success rate was 100% after 2-3 operations. Initial success rate for retinal reattachment among all of the patients was 83.5% (106/127). |
| Conclusie | Twenty-three-gauge PPV with dry out technique is effective for primary repair of RRD. The anatomical success rate is comparable to rates reported with other surgical techniques. |
| Belangenverstrengeling | Nee |
| Naam | HAIDER |
| Initialen | H |
| Instituut | Chirec |
| Stad | Brussels |
| Naam | Blommaert |
| Initialen | A |
| Instituut | Chirec |
| Stad | Brussel |
| Naam | Charalampos |
| Initialen | T |
| Instituut | Chirec |
| Stad | Brussel |
| Naam | Bali |
| Initialen | E |
| Instituut | Chirec |
| Stad | Brussel |