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Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous from the front structures of the eye - often be...
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Trypan blue–assisted vitrectomy for macular pucker leads to good functional results with no dye-related adverse effects after short follow-up. ...
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membranes (idiopathic macular pucker). Vitrectomy is generally agreed to be the most ap ..... [4] who reported that significantly poorer visual results were ...
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cases of M.P.P. (15.4%) and one case of macular pucker (1.8%). Five of these cases were reoperated with a pars plana vitrectomy with two good results ...
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Vitrectomy for macular pucker. Ophthalmology. 1984 Nov; 91(11):1384-8. [Ophthalmology. 1984]. Results of surgery for epiretinal membranes and their ...
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RESULTS: The best postoperative (0.46 (SD 0.24)) and the final visual acuity ... Vitrectomy for macular pucker. Ophthalmology. 1984 Nov;91(11):1384–1388. ...
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Purpose: To describe functional results after Indocyanine Green (ICG) assisted pars plana vitrectomy for idiopathic macular pucker and to compare the results to the outcome without the intraoperative use of ICG.
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As this eMedTV article explains, a macular pucker vitrectomy is a procedure in which the vitreous gel in the eye is replaced with saltwater, and scar tissue is removed. This page explains the procedure in detail, including what to expect afterwards. ... In a macular pucker vitrectomy, the vitreous gel in the eye is removed...
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CONCLUSIONS: Trypan blue-assisted vitrectomy for macular pucker leads to good functional results with no dye-related adverse effects after short follow-up. Trypan blue might be especially applicable in cases in which the borders of the ERM are difficult to define.
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In most cases, this healing response is mild, and results in a very thin layer of cells lying on the surface of the retina. ... For patients who have not had cataract surgery, vision may begin to exhibit gradual deterioration over 1-2 years following the vitrectomy for removal of the macular pucker, as a cataract develops.
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