Combined pars plana vitrectomy and sutured posterior chamber implant.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the surgical technique, visual acuity results, and complications of sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses with complete pars plana vitrectomy.

METHOD:

A retrospective review of 63 eyes was combined with a telephone survey of the patients and their ophthalmologists.

RESULTS:

The preoperative diagnoses were trauma, 25 eyes; ectopia lentis, 24 eyes; aphakia following retinal detachment surgery, 7 eyes; cataract surgery, 6 eyes; and endophthalmitis, 1 eye. Mean follow-up was 20 months. Preoperative best-corrected visual acuity was 20/40 or better in 36% (23 of 63 eyes), 20/60 to 20/120 in 33% (21 of 63 eyes), and 20/200 or worse in 31% (19 of 63 eyes) improving to 20/40 or better in 76% (48 of 63 eyes), 20/60 to 20/120 in 18% (11 of 63 eyes), and 20/200 or worse in 6% (4 of 63 eyes) at final follow-up. Preoperative complications included iatrogenic retinal breaks in 3 cases, difficulty with a fixation suture in 1 case, and mild vitreous hemorrhage in 1 case. Postoperative complications included retinal detachment in 2 cases, choroidal hemorrhage in 1 case, intermittent pupil capture in 9 cases, self-limiting vitreous hemorrhage in 3 cases, and late intraocular lenses dislocation in 1 case.

CONCLUSIONS:

Suturing a posterior chamber implant concurrently, or following, a complete pars plana vitrectomy is a safe procedure. Complete vitrectomy may reduce the rate of long-term complications. Optimal visual rehabilitation can be achieved without the need for contact lens wear with an acceptable additional risk of surgical complications. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:905-910

• Authors: R L Johnston, D G Charteris, S E Horgan, R J Cooling
• Journal: Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) (Arch Ophthalmol) Vol. 118 Issue 7 Pg. 905-10 (Jul 2000) ISSN: 0003-9950 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10900102 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Child
• Female
• Health Surveys
• Humans
• Intraoperative Complications
• Lens Diseases (surgery)
• Lens Implantation, Intraocular (methods)
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications
• Retrospective Studies
• Suture Techniques
• Visual Acuity
• Vitrectomy (methods)