Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Frank Tsai
Tanzania
Research Article
Sutured Versus Sutureless Sclerotomies after 25 Gauge Vitrectomy without an Internal Tamponade
Author(s): Ilkay Kilic Muftuoglu, Mark Espina, Frank Tsai, Hema Ramkumar, Michael Goldbaum and William R FreemanIlkay Kilic Muftuoglu, Mark Espina, Frank Tsai, Hema Ramkumar, Michael Goldbaum and William R Freeman
Objective: We wished to determine whether suturing of 25 gauge sclerotomies was advantageous in maintaining normal intraocular pressure (IOP) or preventing hypotony after 25-gauge vitrectomy in eyes not requiring internal tamponade.
Methods: Two-hundred seventeen consecutive 25-gauge vitrectomy surgeries from 2010 to 2013 performed at a single center by two surgeons were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the surgeon's routine use of suture in such cases. Surgeon 1 (sutureless group) did not suture any sclerotomies unless intra-operative leakage was noted and surgeon 2 (sutured group) sutured all 25 gauge sclerotomies routinely. Patient data was retrieved from charts and from this we determined the mean IOP change from baseline, hypotony incidence, and complications.
Results: There.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000650