ReviewGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2022
Pneumatic retinopexy: an update.
Review in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pneumatic retinopexy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: from a clinical trial to the real-life experience.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Trial
- Surgical outcomes and risk factors identification for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair by pneumatic retinopexy using pure air.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Rescue pneumatic retinopexy for recurrent retinal detachments due to superior retinal breaks following initial vitrectomy.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Pneumatic retinopexy in the real world: A critical reappraisal of the PIVOT trial.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Ultraviolet-C Light Emitter as a Method for Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Ophthalmic Instruments.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional heads-up pneumatic retinopexy with chandelier illumination for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in eyes with mild media opacity: a prospective case series.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- 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
- Outcomes of pneumatic retinopexy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a Japanese cohort.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Modification of the pneumatic retinopexy for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with multiple-quadrant retinal breaks.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Updates on Treatment Modalities for Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Outcomes and variables that impact pneumatic retinopexies.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Pneumatic Retinopexy Involving the Use of Intravitreal Air Injection and Laser Photocoagulation for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Phakic Eyes.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Scleral Buckling: A Look at the Past, Present and Future in View of Recent Findings on the Importance of Photoreceptor Re-Alignment Following Retinal Re-Attachment.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
- Outcomes of Scleral Buckling After Failed Pneumatic Retinopexy.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
- Efficacy of pneumatic retinopexy in young adults with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.Therapeutic advances in ophthalmologyArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Pneumatic retinopexy (PR) is a minimally invasive, non-incisional procedure for repairing uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. It consists of an intravitreal gas injection followed by the maintenance of a postoperative head position and the use of laser or cryopexy to seal the retinal breaks. It was initially indicated for a single or a group of retinal breaks no larger than 1 clock hour involving the superior 8 clock hours in phakic eyes with no proliferative vitreoretinopathy. We aim to perform a narrative review on pneumatic retinopexy since the last major review of 2008, based on a Medline search up to June 20 2021 using multiple search words including pneumatic retinopexy, pneumoretinopexy, retinal detachment, and pars plana vitrectomy. Indications for PR have been expanded and include pseudophakic eyes, eyes with mild PVR, and even breaks in the inferior fundus. Depending on the case selection, PR has a single-operation success rate ranging from 45 to 80%. Despite the lower single operation success rate, the functional outcomes of those eyes repaired successfully by primary PR exceed those of scleral buckling (SB) and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Best corrected visual acuity, metamorphopsia scores, mental health scores, and vision-related functioning scores were all better in PR-treated eyes compared to PPV-treated eyes. PR should be strongly considered for eligible patients with a primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.