Successful Treatment of Peripheral Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy with Cryocoagulation During Retinal Detachment Repair - A New Surgical Technique - Publikation

Publikation

Successful Treatment of Peripheral Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy with Cryocoagulation During Retinal Detachment Repair - A New Surgical Technique

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 22.05.2020

Guber Josef, Lang Corina, Scholl Hendrik P N, Guber Ivo, Valmaggia Christophe

Zitation

Guber J, Lang C, Scholl H, Guber I, Valmaggia C. Successful Treatment of Peripheral Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy with Cryocoagulation During Retinal Detachment Repair - A New Surgical Technique. Clin Ophthalmol. 2020; 14:1413-1416.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Clin Ophthalmol. 2020; 14

Veröffentlichungsdatum

22.05.2020

ISSN (Druck)

1177-5467

Seiten

1413-1416

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Purpose
To evaluate the effect of extrascleral cryocoagulation for the treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) during retinal detachment repair.

Methods
Patients with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with peripheral PVR Grade C star-folds were included in this study and analysed retrospectively. In all patients, PVR star-folds were treated by extrascleral cryocoagulation.

Results
A total of six patients with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with at least one peripheral PVR star-fold were included in this study. Reattachment of the retina was successfully achieved in all patients.

Conclusion
This novel and simple technique for the treatment of localized PVR using extrascleral cryocoagulation appears to be a safe and effective approach with favourable surgical success rates.