Comparison of outcomes: scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy versus vitrectomy alone for primary repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (original) (raw)
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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2001
Background: In patients with more complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRD) not complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), the most appropriate operating method is controversial, and different surgeons use different techniques. The Scleral Buckling Versus Primary Vitrectomy in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments Study (SPR Study) is designed to compare primary vitrectomy and scleral buckling techniques in these patients. Methods: The SPR Study is a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial stratified by lens status. Patients with RRD which is not complicated by PVR grade B or C and which cannot be treated with a single meridional sponge are randomised to either scleral buckling or pars plana vitrectomy as first surgical intervention. Four hundred consecutive patients are to be recruited per subtrial (phakic and aphakic/pseudophakic patients), and followed up for 1 year. The primary endpoint (functional outcome) is the change in visual acuity. Secondary endpoints (anatomical outcome) include postoperative PVR, retinal reattachment and the number of reoperations necessary to achieve retinal reattachment. Twenty-seven institutions (49 surgeons) in six European countries have been recruited for participation in the study. Conclusion: The SPR Study is the first randomised prospective clinical trial to compare scleral buckling and primary vitrectomy in patients with RRD. The results of this study should enable vitreoretinal surgeons to improve the surgical therapy of patients with the more complicated manifestations of RRD.
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2017
Background: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is the most common form of retinal detachment and an ophthalmic emergency. Here, we compared outcomes of primary RRD eyes operated with conventional scleral buckling (SB) with cryoretinopexy to those operated with standard pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Methods: This is an institutional, retrospective, register-based, observational, comparative study. Based on the surgical procedure, 319 eyes of 319 patients were divided into two groups: SB plus cryotherapy (n=50) and PPV (n=269). Changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were recorded at 30 days and reoperation rates within 180 days postoperatively. Results: Eyes operated with PPV had less reoperations within the first 180 days as compared with SB eyes (P=0.001, log-rank test); however, changes in IOP were more prominent (mean ± standard deviation: +8.1±8.8 vs. +4.4±7.0 mmHg, respectively; P=0.006). Changes in BCVA did not differ between the surgical procedures. Conclusion: PPV was associated with higher primary anatomic success rates and lower risk of reoperation but significant IOP elevation when compared to SB. These factors should be case-specifically considered when choosing treatment modality for primary RRD.
2018
AIM: To compare the anatomical outcome in terms of retinal reattachments following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus combined pars plana vitrectomy and scleral buckling(PPV/SB) for the repair of primary rhegmatogenous RD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 160 patients were included in the study. It was conducted at Institute of Ophthalmology, Unit-3, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. It was a quasi‑experimental study. The patients with Rhegmatogenous Retinal detachment were divided into two groups (80 each). The reattachment surgery was done, and whereas group A patients underwent Pars Plana Vitrectomy, group B patients were treated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckling. Ethical approval was taken from the institutional review board (IRB) of KEMU Lahore. RESULTS: Out of 160 (80 in each group) cases, on the comparison of anatomical outcome in both groups, it was found that 67.5% (n=54) in Group-A and 48.75%(n=39) in Group-B had successful retinal re-attachment after the respective surgeries. Th...
Cureus, 2020
The aim of the article is to compare scleral buckle (SB) and primary sutureless pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) without SB in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair. Methods A retrospective study of rhegmatogenous RD surgeries performed between eyes with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) up to grade B and a minimum of two months postoperative follow-up were included. The primary outcome measure was an improvement in the final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and secondary outcome measures were a final anatomical success, number of resurgeries, and cataract progression. Results A total of 37 eyes in the SB group and 30 eyes in the sutureless PPV group were included. The mean followup was 7.5 ± 5 months and 9 ± 4 months in the SB and PPV group, respectively. The improvement in the final BCVA from baseline was four lines in the SB group and five lines in the PPV group (p=0.87). The final anatomical success was 97% in SB and 93% in the PPV group. The number of re-surgeries for attachment of retina were higher in the PPV group, (SB: 8/37 vs PPV: 8/30 p=0.03).The number of resurgeries (16/37 vs. 33/30; p=<0.05), cataract progression (3/37 vs. 10/30; p=0.01), and the mean number of hospital visits (6 vs. 9; p=0.001) were significantly higher in the sutureless PPV group. Conclusions Visual acuity improvement and anatomical success rates were similar between SB and sutureless PPV in RRD repair. The number of operations, cataract progression, and the mean number of hospital visits were higher in the sutureless PPV group.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2003
The purpose of the present paper was to compare the techniques of conventional scleral buckling and combined pars plana vitrectomy and scleral buckling procedures in rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with unseen retinal breaks. Forty-four consecutive eyes with uncomplicated, primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with a clear media and unseen retinal breaks were randomized to two groups. The scleral buckling group underwent 360 degrees scleral buckling, cryopexy and external subretinal fluid drainage. In the combined surgery group, 360 degrees scleral buckling, pars plana vitrectomy, air-fluid exchange, endolaser and injection of 14% perfluoropropane gas was done. At 3 months follow up the primary reattachment rate was 80% (16/20 cases) in the combined surgery group, and 70% (14/20 cases) in the scleral buckling group (P = 0.716). The visual acuity improved significantly from a preoperative median of hand movement (HM; range: HM to 6/60; similar in both the groups), to a median...
Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2014
Background/Aim. Among the proposed operative techniques for retinal detachment (RD) the most commonly applied are classical method with scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). The aim of this paper was to determine which surgical intervention of these two leads to better morphological results in terms of the applied retina and better functional outcomes in terms of visual acuity (VA) of the operated eye in patients with RD. Methods. A retrospective study on the comparative section of the effects of scleral buckling surgery and PPV in uncomplicated rhegmatogenous RD was performed. In a 2-year period 97 patients, i.e. 98 eyes with RD were operated on (68 eyes with scleral buckling surgery vs 30 by PPV). Results. In the group with classically operated detachment, the retina was applied in 52 (76.5%) cases vs 30 (100%) patients in PPV group (p < 0.05). Postoperative VA in logMAR was significantly better in both groups compared to preoperative VA: in the classically operated...