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Pars plana vitrectomy. Vitrectomy treatment of vitreous opacities. 1976

G A Peyman, and F U Huamonte, and M F Goldberg

Twenty-one patients suffering from vitreous opacities caused by central- and branch-vein occlusion, sickle cell retinopathy, retinal vasculitis, endophthalmitis, hypertensive retinopathy, and uveitis underwent pars plana vitrectomy with the vitrophage. Intraoperative complications included retinal tears in two eyes with sickle cell retinopathy and tractional retinal detachment. Both were successfully treated. Postoperative complications were recurrent vitreous hemorrhage, hemolytic glaucoma, and corneal blood staining in a patient suffering from sickle cell retinopathy. Long-standing corneal edema was observed in patients suffering from endophthalmitis. Visual acuity improved in 95% of our patients and was worse in 5% of the patients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006973	Hypertension	Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.	Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D007249	Inflammation	A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.	Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D012164	Retinal Diseases	Diseases involving the RETINA.	Disease, Retinal,Diseases, Retinal,Retinal Disease
D003251	Constriction, Pathologic	The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.	Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005128	Eye Diseases	Diseases affecting the eye.	Eye Disorders,Eye Disease,Eye Disorder
D005260	Female		Females
D006470	Hemorrhage	Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel.	Bleeding,Hemorrhages