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ArticlePloS one2021

Micro-incision vitrectomy surgery for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with posterior vitreous detachments in elderly patients: Preoperative characteristics and surgical outcomes.

Kazuya Yamashita, Saki Sakakura, Yoshiko Ofuji, Maho Sato, Takashi Nagamoto, Hirohisa Kubono, Mari Kawamura, Kotaro Suzuki

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Kazuya YamashitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8517-8227
Saki SakakuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Yoshiko OfujiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Maho SatoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Takashi NagamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Hirohisa KubonoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Mari KawamuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Kotaro SuzukiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
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Abstract

purposeTo assess the preoperative characteristics and surgical outcomes of using micro-incision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) to treat RRD with posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in an older and a younger patient group.

methodsThis retrospective cohort study included 407 eyes from 397 patients with primary RRD with PVD who were consecutively treated in our hospital from February 2016 to February 2020. PVD was diagnosed clinically by the presence of a Weiss ring, or was diagnosed morphologically via optical coherence tomography and subsequently confirmed during surgery. The main outcome measures were preoperative RRD characteristics, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and postoperative complications.

resultsData were analysed from 55 eyes in the elderly group (age 70 and older), and 352 eyes in the young group (age 69 and younger). There was no significant inter-group difference in the initial reattachment rate. Preoperative characteristics indicated that elderly patients had a significantly lower rate of phakic eyes, shorter mean axial length, lower lattice incidence, and longer time spans from onset to surgery. There were no significant between-group differences in the incidence of the following complications: fibrin formation, intraocular pressure elevation, epi-retinal membrane on the macula, intraocular lens optic capture, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and vitreous haemorrhage. While the elderly patients had significant postoperative improvements in BCVA, these improvements were significantly lower than those of the younger patients.

conclusionsThis study highlighted the characteristics and surgical outcomes of MIVS in elderly patients with RRD. Although the time from onset to surgery was longer, MIVS still can be performed safely to improve older patients' postoperative BCVA.

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AgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetinal DetachmentRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVitrectomyVitreous Detachment

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