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Short-term outcomes of dry pars plana posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy in paediatric cataract surgery using 25-gauge instruments. 2010

Y Huang, and L Xie

State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, 5 Yanerdao Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of dry pars plana posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy in paediatric cataract surgery using 25-gauge instruments. METHODS A consecutive series of 57 paediatric patients (80 eyes) who underwent dry pars plana posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy with 25-gauge devices after in-the-bag intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The mean follow-up period was 13.7 (SD 8.3) months. All IOL were well centred in the capsular bags. No intraoperative complications were noted to be attributable to the small-gauge instruments. Postoperative hypotony (intraocular pressure <8 mm Hg) was observed in two eyes (2.5%), which spontaneously recovered within 3 days. Eight eyes (10%) had light fibrin reactions and two eyes (2.5%) had mild posterior synechiae. No reopacification of the visual axis, IOL capture, vitreous prolapse, choroidal detachment or retinal detachment was found during the follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Dry pars plana posterior capsulotomy with anterior vitrectomy using 25-gauge instruments is safe and effective for the management of posterior lens capsule and anterior vitreous in surgery for paediatric cataract.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005240	Feasibility Studies	Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project.	Feasibility Study,Studies, Feasibility,Study, Feasibility
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012189	Retrospective Studies	Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.	Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012590	Sclera	The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the CANAL OF SCHLEMM. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Scleral Spur,Scleral Spurs,Scleras
D014792	Visual Acuity	Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.	Acuities, Visual,Acuity, Visual,Visual Acuities
D014821	Vitrectomy	Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma.	Vitrectomies