ArticleClinical interventions in aging2018
Vitrectomy in patients 85 years of age and older: surgical outcomes and visual prognosis.
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- Management, risk factors and treatment outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with giant retinal tears: scoping review.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2024Article
- Risk factors affecting visual outcomes following dropped nucleus after cataract surgery.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Pars plana vitrectomy in patients aged 85 years and older: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The impact of 360-laser barricade on outcomes of vitrectomy for pseudophakic retinal detachment; The Manchester Pseudophakic Retinal Detachment Study.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Stratifying the risk of re-detachment: variables associated with outcome of vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a large UK cohort study.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Epidemiology of Pars Plana Vitrectomy in the Elderly: A Retrospective 10-Year Survey of 592 Cases.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate visual and surgical outcomes in very elderly patients (above 85 years of age) undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). PATIENTS AND
methodsA single-center, retrospective study was carried out on the medical records of 82 patients aged 85 years and older who had undergone PPV from 2006 to 2013. Patients ranged in age from 86 to 99 years, with a mean age of 88.9 years (±2.88). Visual results and intraoperative and postoperative complications were the main outcome measures. Visual improvement/worsening was defined as at least ±0.1 logMAR change.
resultsMean follow-up was 7.25 months (±5.35), with a range of 1-28 months. General anesthesia was used in 63% of the operations. The most common indication was retinal detachment (27%). The ocular condition necessitating PPV was secondary to trauma (most commonly after a fall) in 10 eyes (12%). Mean visual acuity (VA) improved from 1/58 preoperatively to 1/29 at the final evaluation (
conclusionImproved VA was documented in more than half of the older adults aged 85-99 undergoing vitrectomy. Despite the rate of complications in the very elderly, the possibility of optimizing visual function may positively affect quality of life in this subgroup.
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