ObjectiveTo observe the safety of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) combined with partial anterior pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for cataract with severe vitreous hemorrhage.MethodsA retrospective case-control study. A total of 60 patients (60 eyes) with cataract and severe vitreous hemorrhage were included from June 2017 to June 2019 in Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital). There were 32 males (32 eyes) and 28 females (28 eyes), with a mean age of 64.8 years. The eyes were randomly divided into intravitreal injection TA group (TA group) and non-TA injection group (control group), with 30 eyes in each group. Before phacoemulsification, 0.05-0.10 ml TA was injected into the vitreous cavity in the TA group and the vitreous besides the vitrectomy channel was removed. The eyes of the control group underwent conventional cataract phacoemulsification combined with PPV. The follow-up time after surgery was ≥6 months. The rate of success continuous circular capsulorhexis, posterior capsule rupture, and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the capsular bag were compared between the two groups. The statistical data were compared with χ2 test. ResultsFor all eyes in the TA group, after intravitreal injection of TA combined with partial anterior PPV, the white reflection of the fundus can clearly show the anterior and posterior capsule of the lens. Continuous circular capsulorhexis was completed, the posterior capsule was not broken, and the IOL was successfully implanted inside the capsular bag. Among the 30 eyes of the control group, 4 eyes did not complete continuous circular capsulorhexis. Radial tear occurred during capsulorhexis, and capsulorhexis was used to complete capsulorhexis. In 5 eyes with posterior capsule rupture, the posterior capsule occurred in 3 eyes during phacoemulsification, and injecting the lens cortex caused posterior capsule repture in 2 eyes; the IOL was implanted in the ciliary sulcus and the capsular bag in 4 and 1 eyes, respectively. Whether the consecutive capsulorhexis was successful (χ2=4.286), whether the posterior capsule was ruptured (χ2=5.455), whether the IOL was implanted in the capsular bag (χ2=4.286), the differences in the number of eyes between the two groups were statistically significant (P= 0.038, 0.020, 0.038). At the last follow-up, no special complications occurred.ConclusionsIntravitreal injection of TA combined with partial anterior PPV can improve the visibility of the anterior and posterior lens capsule and lens nucleus during phacoemulsification in patients with cataract and severe vitreous hemorrhage. The surgical success rate is high, the complications are few, and the safety is good.
Objective To analyze the reasons, methods of treatment, and effects on prognosis of vitreous hemorrhage after vitrectomy in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Methods The clinical data of 98 patients (122 eyes) with diabetic retinopathy (VI stage) who had undergone vitrectomy were retrospectively analyzed. Results Post-vitrectomy vitreous hemorrhage (gt;grade 2) was found in 25 eyes with the occurrence of 20.5%, in which the hemorrhage occurred 1 week after the surgery in 8 eyes, 1 week to 1 month in 6 eyes, and more than 1 month in 11 eyes. In the 25 eyes, C3F8 tamponade eyes occupied 31.1%, silicone oil tamponade eyes occupied 6.1%, air tamponade eyes occupied 33.3%, and infusion solution tamponade eyes occupied 26.3%. Peripheral fibrovascular proliferation was found in 9 eyes. In the 3 eyes with silicone oil tamponade, the hemorrhage was absorbed in 2, and epiretinal membrane was found in 1 which was moved when the silicon oil was taken out. In the 22 eyes without silicone oil tamponade, the hemorrhage was absorbed in 6 and aggravated in 2 without any timely treatment, neovascular glaucoma occurred in 1, and wide vitreo-retinal proliferation and retinal detachment was observed in 1 with the visual acuity of no light perception. Operations such as fluid-air exchange, vitrectomy were performed on 14 eyes 2 weeks after the hemorrhage absorption stopped. Recurrent vitreous hemorrhage was not found in 12 eyes after single operation. At the end of the follow up period, the visual acuity was no light perception in 3 eyes, hand moving in 2 eyes, counting finger-0.1 in 10 eyes, under 0.3 in 4 eyes, and over 0.3 in 6 eyes. Conclusion Most of the patients with vitreous hemorrhage after vitrectomy due to DR had peripheral fibrovascular proliferation. The visual prognosis after re-operation is good. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,2007,23:241-243)
PURPOSE:To discuss the clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis of peripapillary subretinal hemorrhage(PPSRH). METHOD:Retrospective analysis of the clinical documents including mainly the ocular manifestations and the findings of fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)of 37 patients (38 eyes)with PPSRH. RESULTS:In all of these 37 patients,36 were myopes, 31 were young persons ,the average age was 21 years old,and 36 were affected unilaterally. The subretinal hemorrhage revealed itself in 4 types :PPSRH (5 eyes),PPSRH with disc iaemorrhage (21 eyes),PPSRH with vitreous hemorrhage (2 eyes), and PPSRH with disc hemorrhage and vitreous hemorrhage (10 eyes). In the FFA, the hemorrhages showed blocked fluorescence and the optic discs showed irregular hyperfluorescence at the late phase. All of the hemorrhages were absorbed within 3 weeks to 3 months without any treatment. CONCLUSIONS:According to the manifestation of the optic discs in FFA PPSRH might be complicatton of the buried optic disc drusen. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1997,13: 143-145 )
Objective To investigate the effects and complications of the vitrectomy for Eales′ disease with vitreous hemorrhage or traction retinal detachment. Methods Seventy-seven eyes of 69 cases undergoing vitrectomy for Eales′ disease with vitreous hemorrhage or traction retinal detachment were analyzed retrospectively. Results (1) The postoperative visual acuity was enhanced significantly. (2) Complications during the operation in 11 eyes (14.3%): iatrogenic retinal break in 7 eyes, bleeding in 3 eyes and lens damage in 1 eye. (3) Postoperative complications in 20 eyes (26.0%): rebleeding in 14 eyes, elevated IOP in 6 eyes, retinal detachment in 5 eyes, hyphema in 2 eyes, and exudative membrane in anterior chamber in 1 eye. (4) The main long-term complication was cataract formation (9 eyes) and macular disorder (6 eyes). Conclusion Vitrectomy is an effective method to treat Eales′ disease with vitreous hemorrhage or traction retinal detachment. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2002, 18: 215-217)
Objective To observe and analyze the causes and prognosis of postoperative vitreous hemorrhage (PVH) after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Methods A total of 160 PDR patients (171 eyes) were enrolled in this retrospective study. There were 85 males and 75 females. The patients aged from 33 to 73 years, with the mean age of (56.40±8.97) years. All the patients were performed 25G pars plana vitrectomy by the same doctor. Fibrovascular membrane peeling and panretinal photocoagulation were performed during the operation. Combined phacoemulsification was performed in one hundred and five patients. Vitreous tamponade was used at the end of surgery, including silicone oil (43 eyes), C3F8 (63 eyes), air or fluid (65 eyes). The follow-up ranged from 6 to 22 months, with the mean follow-up of (9.34±6.97) months. The features of PVH were observed. The difference of age, HbA1c, creatinine level, the severity of the fundus lesions, whether received treatment of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), whether received combined cataract phacoemulsification were analyzed to find out the cause and prognosis of PVH. Results The corrected vision of all the patients after the primary PPV at the latest follow up was finger counting/1 meter. PVH occurred in 15 eyes of 15 patients, the incidence was 8.77%. The PVH occurred 2 weeks to 6 months after surgery. There were significant difference in age (t=2.551), proportion with tractional retinal detachment (χ2=7.431), progressive fibrovascular proliferation (χ2=4.987) and using anti-VEGF (χ2=9.742) between the patients with and without PVH (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in HbA1c (t=0.501), creatinine level (t=1.529), and the proportion of cataract phacoemulsification (χ2=0.452) between the patients with and without PVH (P>0.05). During follow-up, neovascularization of iris (NVI) occurred in 1 eye and neovascular glaucoma (NVG) occurred in 4 eyes. Seven eyes underwent reoperation, 7 eyes were spontaneous recovered, 1 eye with NVG give up treatment. Fibrovascular membrane was the major cause of recurrent hemorrhage. At the end of follow-up, hemorrhage was absorbed in all the 14 eyes which were treated, 12 eyes had same visual acuity compared to that before postoperative hemorrhage, 2 eyes with NVG had decreased vision. There was significant difference in the corrected vision between the patients with and without NVI or NVG (P=0.022). Conclusions PVH after PPV for PDR is closely related to the severity of diabetic retinopathy, fibrovascular membrane is the major cause of recurrent hemorrhage. NVG is an important factor related to vision acuity prognosis.