Ophthal Surg Las Im
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Eyes with scleral rupture after blunt trauma are often complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy. A 56-year-old man sustained blunt trauma to his left eye. Visual acuity was light perception. ⋯ No retinal detachment developed. Two years postoperatively, visual acuity increased to 12/20. This case shows that retinal detachment and proliferative vitreoretinopathy may not complicate extensive scleral ruptures under certain circumstances.
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Ophthal Surg Las Im · May 2008
Case ReportsEpithelial ingrowth within the interface following traumatic corneal lamellar laceration.
A 45-year-old patient with a traumatic corneal lamellar laceration who was treated conservatively initially developed an epithelial ingrowth within the flap-stroma interface, causing diminished vision. Confocal microscopy revealed highly refractive bodies without cellular elements at the flap-stroma interface. ⋯ At the last follow-up examination, vision had improved and there was no recurrence of epithelial ingrowth. Proper primary management of a traumatic corneal lamellar laceration can provide good visual outcome and prevent rare complications such as epithelial ingrowth.
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Ophthal Surg Las Im · May 2008
The efficacy of retrobulbar block anesthesia only in pars plana vitrectomy and transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy.
To evaluate the adequacy of retrobulbar block anesthesia only in vitreoretinal surgery. ⋯ Vitreoretinal surgery, particularly 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy, can be safely and efficiently performed under retrobulbar block anesthesia only. Retrobulbar block anesthesia only could become a more acceptable anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery for selected patients.