Macular Hole Surgery Improves Visual Acuity, Regardless of Type
Whether patients have a tractional or degenerative macular hole, pars plana vitrectomy can aid their visual functioning.
Retinal Detachment
Heavy Drinking Can Damage Every Part of the Eye
However, research shows moderate alcohol use could offer some protective benefits. Clinicians Esen K. Akpek, MD, of Wilmer Eye, Victoria L. Tseng, MD, of UCLA, and Avnish Deobhakta, MD, of New York Ear and Eye, serve up some advice.
5-FU, Heparin Does Not Prevent Postoperative Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Secondary endpoints also failed to demonstrate any significant difference between study and control groups.
Vitrectomy May Lead To Axial Length Changes in Patients With Concurrent Cataracts
Some patients may require secondary lOL implantation, according to investigators.
Widefield OCT Shows Effects of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgery
The technology can help surgeons monitor microstructural changes following laser retinopexy and cryopexy, investigators report.
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Rates Significantly Up In 10-Year Study
The increased incidence is likely linked with more cataract surgeries and a higher prevalence of myopia, researchers suggest.
Laser Photocoagulation May Prevent Detachment in Acute Retinal Necrosis
Combined with antiviral therapy and steroid use, the prophylactic laser treatment helped stave off the complication.
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgery Patients Frequently Undergo Additional Procedures
Most only require 1 additional procedure — usually cataract surgery, the investigation shows.
PDE-5 Inhibitors May Increase Risk of Retinal Detachment, Other Adverse Events
Regular use of the erectile dysfunction drugs may be associated with a number of ocular adverse events, a large cohort study reveals.
Adding Scleral Buckling to Re-Vitrectomy May Provide Similar Recurrent Retinal Detachment Outcomes
Researchers reviewed 2 surgical approaches for pediatric patients who had failed pars plana vitrectomies.
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