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ReviewTaiwan journal of ophthalmology

Vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy: A review of indications, techniques, outcomes, and complications.

Nimesh C Patel, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Chung-May Yang, Maria H Berrocal, Felipe Dhawahir-Scala, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk, Rajeev Reddy Pappuru, Vivek Pravin Dave

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Review in Taiwan journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. [Proliferative diabetic retinopathy: fewer complications with early surgery].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026
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  6. The CAPA framework: a conceptual model integrating corrective and preventive strategies for retinal ischemia and neovascularization.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nimesh C PatelSmt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Yi-Ting HsiehDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chung-May YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Maria H BerrocalDrs. Berrocal and Associates, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom.
Felipe Dhawahir-ScalaManchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Paisan RuamviboonsukCollege of Medicine, Rangsit University, Lak Hok, Thailand.
Rajeev Reddy PappuruSmt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Vivek Pravin DaveSmt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most severe forms of retinopathy and a leading cause of blindness all over the world. Of a greater concern is proliferative diabetic retinopathy which leads to vitreous haemorrhage and tractional retinal detachment in such cases. A majority of these cases require a surgical intervention to improve vision and prevent further vision loss. Surgical manouevers in these cases require a complex combination of vitrectomy, membrane dissection, judious usage of endodiathermy, endolaser, vital dyes, bimanual dissection and usage of intraoperative and post-operative tamponades. Each case presents a unique challenge and necessitates an appropriate combination of the steps mentioned above. In the current review we present the current understanding of the need for surgery in diabetic retinopathy, various surgical approaches and a summary of current literature on the same. Multiple surgical video clips demonstrating these steps are also included in this review.

Indexed as

Diabetic vitrectomyposterior hyaloidproliferative diabetic retinopathysubhyaloid hemorrhagevitreous hemorrhage

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PMID39803397
PMCPMC11717329

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