Abstract
Thirty-six pars plana vitrectomies were performed on 30 eyes of 17 patients with biopsy-proven vitreous amyloidosis. Reopacification of the retrolental vitreous was the most common reason for vitrectomy revision, required in 24% of patients. Complications of amyloid or vitrectomy included retinal detachment requiring scleral buckling in 17% of eyes and glaucoma requiring filtering surgery in 17% of eyes. After a mean 35-month post-vitrectomy follow-up, 48% of eyes had visual acuities of 20/40 or better, and 32% of eyes had visual acuities between 20/50 and 20/100. Twenty percent of eyes had visual acuities of 20/200 or worse due either to persistent retinal detachment, open angle glaucoma, or residual opacification of the vitreous.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 607-611 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
Keywords
- Congo red
- amyloid
- floaters
- glaucoma
- pars plana vitrectomy
- retinal detachment
- scleral buckle
- vitrectomy
- vitreous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Doft, B. H., Machemer, R., Skinner, M., Buettner, H., Clarkson, J., Crock, J., McLeod, D., Michels, R., Scott, J., & Wilson, D. (1987). Pans Plans Vitrectomy for Vitreous Amyloidosis. Ophthalmology, 94(6), 607-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-6420(87)33402-5