%0 Journal Article
%T Twenty-five gauge vitrectomy in uveitis
%A Kamei
%A Roger Roberto Wada
%A Arantes
%A Tiago Eug¨ºnio Faria e
%A Garcia
%A Claudio Renato
%A Muccioli
%A Cristina
%J Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
%D 2012
%I Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
%R 10.1590/S0004-27492012000200007
%X purpose: to evaluate anatomical and functional results of 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless pars plana vitrectomy in patients with uveitis. methods: vitrectomy was performed on 20 eyes with residual vitritis secondary to infectious and noninfectious uveitis. patients were evaluated 1 week before surgery and after surgery at day 1, week 1, week 4 and week 12. visual acuity (va), intraocular pressure, anterior chamber cells and flare and vitreous haze were measured. results: mean va improved from 2.06 ¡À 0.94 logmar before surgery to 0.58 ¡À 0.46 logmar at week 12 (p<0.05). no case required conversion to standard 20-gauge instrumentation or suture placement, no intraoperative complications were noted. transient postoperative hypotony was seen in three eyes. one patient with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis had a relapse during follow-up. conclusion: 25-gauge vitrectomy has proven its efficacy on cleansing vitreous opacities and improving visual acuity on patients with residual vitritis secondary to uveitis with minimal postoperative inflammation and complications.
%K vitrectomy
%K uveitis
%K vitreous body
%K eye infections.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-27492012000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en