ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2020
Comparison of 27-Gauge and 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery for the Treatment of Vitreoretinal Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- 27-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery compared with 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery on wound closure and need for wound suture and other postoperative parameters in the treatment of vitreoretinal disease: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Efficiency and safety comparison between 20,000 and 10,000 cuts per minute vitrectomy using a 27G cutter in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a prospective randomized controlled study.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025Trial
- Long-term outcomes and factors associated with visual recovery after small-gauge vitrectomy for infectious endophthalmitis: a 10-year experience at a single tertiary center in Taiwan.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Evaluating large language models for automated meta-analysis generation.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Risk factors for iatrogenic retinal breaks during induction of posterior vitreous detachment in macula surgery.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Hypotony-Free Closure of Infusion Sclerotomy Using a Slit-Modified Trocar in 23-Gauge Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Intraoperative precision of 25-gauge beveled-tip versus 23-gauge flat-tip probes in day surgery vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a comparative cohort study.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2025Article
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- Wound healing and postoperative management in paediatric patients following 27-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy for vitreoretinal conditions.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Twenty-seven-gauge vitrectomy: a consecutive, single-centre case series with exclusive use over a 4-year period.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Pneumatic Retinopexy Preceding Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Managing Combined Retinal and Choroidal Detachment: A Retrospective Study of 64 Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Efficiency and Safety of a 27-Gauge 20,000 Cuts per Minute Vitreous Cutter.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- A sutureless technique for securing leaking sclerotomies with viscoelastic substances in 23-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Influence of Preoperative Foveal Layers' Thickness on Visual Function and Macular Morphology by Phacovitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Regional and sex differences in retinal detachment surgery: Japan-retinal detachment registry report.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Experimental assessment of the performance of vitreous cutters with fluids with different rheological properties.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021Article
- A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing 27-Gauge Vitrectomy to 23-Gauge Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membranes and Full-Thickness Macular Holes.Journal of current ophthalmologyArticle
- Small-Gauge Vitrectomy for Macular Surgery Using a Systematic Approach to Wound Closure: 27-Gauge vs 25-Gauge.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 27-gauge (27-G) microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) compared with 25-guage (25-G) MIVS for the treatment of vitreoretinal disease.
methodsA systematic electronic search was conducted in March 2020 in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane library. Eligible criteria for including studies were controlled trials comparing 27-G vitrectomy with 25-G vitrectomy in patients with vitreoretinal disease. The main outcomes included operation time; best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in logMAR; postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP); primary anatomical success rate for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) cases and postoperative central macular thickness (CMT) for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) cases; intraoperative/postoperative complications. Odds ratio (OR) and mean difference (MD) were synthesized under fixed or random effects models.
resultsEleven studies enrolling 940 eyes were identified. Among those 11 studies, six studies were on the treatment of RRD and five studies were on the treatment of ERM, so subgroup analyses were conducted. The total pooled results indicated that 27-G surgery system had obvious advantages in improving BCVA at six months after the vitrectomy (
conclusionsThis meta-analysis confirmed that 27-G MIVS was an effective and safe surgical system compared with 25-G MIVS for the treatment of RRD and ERM cases, even though 27-G system needs a longer surgical time.
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