Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: The incidence of visual field defects following vitrectomy has varied from 1-71% across all studies. Overall, we found 160 (14.5%) cases of unexplained visual field defects following vitrectomy out of 1,104 patients. Of these, 31 eyes (19.4%) have shown some sign of optic nerve damage following vitrectomy, including pallor in 29 eyes, relative afferent pupillary defect in eight eyes, and intrapapillary hemorrhage in two eyes. CONCLUSIONS:
NAION may develop following vitrectomy. "Visual field defects" following vitrectomy are common and many of the involved eyes demonstrate evidence of optic nerve damage, some of which may have represented NAION.
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Authors | Mehran Taban, Hilel Lewis, Michael S Lee |
Journal | Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
(Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol)
Vol. 245
Issue 4
Pg. 600-5
(Apr 2007)
ISSN: 0721-832X [Print] Germany |
PMID | 17024437
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Epiretinal Membrane
(surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic
(etiology)
- Papilledema
(etiology)
- Retinal Perforations
(surgery)
- Scotoma
(etiology)
- Visual Field Tests
- Visual Fields
- Vitrectomy
(adverse effects)
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