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ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology1995

Onset and recurrence of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in various vitreoretinal disease.

H Mietz, K Heimann

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Article in The British journal of ophthalmology, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Deferred laser photocoagulation of relaxing retinotomies under silicone oil tamponade to reduce recurrent macular detachment in severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H MietzDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Germany.
K Heimann
University of Cologne · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThis study aimed to evaluate both the mean time intervals between retinal disease and the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and the time intervals at which recurrent PVR develops following various kinds of vitreoretinal disease and surgery.

methodsOne hundred and thirty six consecutive cases of PVR that were seen and operated on between 1991 and 1994 were evaluated retrospectively. Intervals between onset of disease and PVR or recurrent PVR were noted. Conditions leading to PVR, surgical procedures, and the final anatomical and functional results were evaluated.

resultsBefore PVR was noted for the first time, an average of 1.06 vitreoretinal surgical procedures were performed (range 0 to 3). A mean of 1.99 surgeries were performed to control PVR or to reach an end stage where further surgery would have been unreasonable (range 0 to 5). The average (median) time interval between the onset of the retinal disease and PVR was 2.0 months (range 0.5 to 45 months). The median time intervals between surgery and recurrence for the second, third, or fourth times was also 2.0 months (range 0.5 to 34 months).

conclusionsPVR starts earliest at 2 weeks after an event and subsequently quietens down within a maximum of 45 months after treatment (median 2 months). PVR may recur more than once but the time course of the disease is likely to be the same for each recurrence.

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Postoperative ComplicationsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildEye DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceReoperationRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsVitreoretinopathy, Proliferative

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PMID7488572
PMCPMC505285
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