ArticleOphthalmology. Retina2019
Pneumatic Retinopexy Experience and Outcomes of Vitreoretinal Fellows in the United States: A Multicenter Study.
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- Baseline characteristics of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments meeting the PIVOT trial criteria in an eye referral center in Colombia: case series.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2025Article
- "My First 100 Vitrectomies": Two Years of Collaborative Learning with the Vitreoretinal Fellowship in Switzerland.Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde · 2025Article
- A Useful Method for the Practice of Pneumatic Retinopexy: Slit-Lamp Laser Photocoagulation through the Gas Bubble.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Pneumatic Retinopexy Versus Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Management of Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Review
- Effect of surgeon-related factors on outcome of retinal detachment surgery: analyses of data in Japan-retinal detachment registry.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
- Pneumatic retinopexy: an update.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Review
- Vitreous function and intervention of it with vitrectomy and other modalities.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Treated With Pneumatic Retinopexy.JAMA ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on characteristics of retinal detachments: the Canadian experience.Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie · 2021Article
- Pars Plana Vitrectomy Outcomes for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Qualifying for Pneumatic Retinopexy.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Vitreous function and intervention of it with vitrectomy and other modalities.International journal of ophthalmology · 2021Review
- Performance of Automated Machine Learning in Predicting Outcomes of Pneumatic Retinopexy.Ophthalmology scienceArticle
- Outcomes of Scleral Buckling After Failed Pneumatic Retinopexy.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing pneumatic retinopexy (PR) performed by vitreoretinal fellows at 6 academic centers in the United States. Design: Retrospective, multicenter, consecutive case series. Participants: 483 patients with primary retinal detachments who underwent PR by 49 vitreoretinal fellows from 6 U.S. training sites between 2002 and 2016. Methods: We reviewed medical records of patients and recorded baseline clinical characteristics (age, sex, baseline visual acuity, lens status, presence of lattice degeneration, presence of vitreous hemorrhage, location of retinal breaks, macular status, and size of detachment), visual and anatomic outcomes at 3-months after PR, as well as training level and PR experience of the fellow at the time of the procedure. Main Outcome Measures: Single-procedure anatomic success and visual acuity at 3-months follow-up, and association with clinical and training-related factors. Results: Vitreoretinal fellows performed a variable number of PR, with a median of 7 cases per fellow (range 1-24). Single-procedure anatomic success was 66.8%, and mean LogMAR visual outcome was 0.43 (Snellen equivalent 20/54) at 3 months. Factors that were independently associated with single-procedure success include phakic lens status (P = 0.01), smaller size of retinal detachment (P = 0.02), and the fellow's procedure experience (P = 0.01). The only factor associated with worse visual outcome was baseline visual acuity (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Vitreoretinal fellows perform variably few pneumatic retinopexies but have outcomes comparable to reported rates by experienced specialists. Procedure experience of individual fellows may impact anatomic outcomes.
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