April 2010
Volume 51, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2010
Assessment of Quality of Life and Symptomatic Visual Relief Following Sutureless Vitrectomy for Removal of Vitreous Debris
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • J. O. Mason, III
    Retina Consultants of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • R. M. Feist
    Retina Consultants of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • M. L. Thomley
    Retina Consultants of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • M. A. Albert, Jr.
    Retina Consultants of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • T. A. Finley
    Retina Consultants of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • D. A. Friedman
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • C. J. Compton
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • M. G. Neimkin
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
  • T. L. Emond
    Retina Consultants of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  J.O. Mason, III, None; R.M. Feist, None; M.L. Thomley, None; M.A. Albert, Jr., None; T.A. Finley, None; D.A. Friedman, None; C.J. Compton, None; M.G. Neimkin, None; T.L. Emond, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2010, Vol.51, 1765. doi:
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      J. O. Mason, III, R. M. Feist, M. L. Thomley, M. A. Albert, Jr., T. A. Finley, D. A. Friedman, C. J. Compton, M. G. Neimkin, T. L. Emond; Assessment of Quality of Life and Symptomatic Visual Relief Following Sutureless Vitrectomy for Removal of Vitreous Debris. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010;51(13):1765.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To evaluate the vision related quality of life (VR-QOL) and visual function following sutureless vitrectomy for removal of vitreous debris.

Methods: : Sixteen consecutive patients had sutureless vitrectomy for vitreous debris. Each patient underwent a complete 25 item National Eye Institute visual function questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25), as well as preoperative and postoperative best corrected logMAR visual acuity (BCVA) measurements.

Results: : Sutureless vitrectomy for vitreous debris improved the NEI VFQ-25 composite score as well as scores on 10 out of 12 subscales (p=0.001). The postoperative NEI VFQ-25 composite score significantly correlated with logMAR BCVA (p=0.001). The mean preoperative logMAR BCVA was 0.40 (range 0.00 to 1.30), which improved to a mean postoperative BCVA of 0.25 (range 0.00 to 1.30). All patients noted a subjective improvement in visual acuity postoperatively.

Conclusions: : Patients experienced improved quality of life (as indicated by improved VFQ-25 scores) and visual acuity after undergoing 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy for removal of vitreous debris. Vitrectomy surgery should be considered as a viable treatment option for patients with symptomatic vitreous floaters.

Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery • vitreous • quality of life 
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