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360° retinectomy in severe anterior PVR and PDR

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We reviewed 30 cases of 360° retinectomy in advanced anterior PVR or PDR with anterior traction. The preoperative visual acuity was light perception or hand motions. In all cases, a 360° retinectomy with silicone oil tamponade was performed. After a mean follow-up of 10 months, the retina was attached in 83% and the visual acuity had improved in 47% of the patients. The mean visual field in patients with a visual acuity of more than counting fingers extended to 29° nasally and 38° temporally. Hypotony was seen in 6 patients, of whom two developed keratopathy. In conclusion, eyes with severe PDR or PVR and a preoperative low visual acuity can be treated successfully with 360° retinectomy when conventional methods have failed. The patients can regain an ambulatory visual acuity and a visual field.

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Faude, F., Lambert, A. & Wiedemann, P. 360° retinectomy in severe anterior PVR and PDR. Int Ophthalmol 22, 119–123 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006254721964

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