May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Evaluation of Sclerotomies Created by Transconjunctival 25 Gauge Vitrectomy
C.R. Gonzales; A. Gupta; S.Y. Lee; J.Y. Freeman; M.F. Estafanous; A.E. Kreiger; S.D. Schwartz
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • C.R. Gonzales
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • A. Gupta
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • S.Y. Lee
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • J.Y. Freeman
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • M.F. Estafanous
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • A.E. Kreiger
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • S.D. Schwartz
    Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  C.R. Gonzales, None; A. Gupta, None; S.Y. Lee, None; J.Y. Freeman, None; M.F.G. Estafanous, None; A.E. Kreiger, None; S.D. Schwartz, Bausch and Lombe C.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 3008. doi:
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      C.R. Gonzales, A. Gupta, S.Y. Lee, J.Y. Freeman, M.F. Estafanous, A.E. Kreiger, S.D. Schwartz; Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Evaluation of Sclerotomies Created by Transconjunctival 25 Gauge Vitrectomy . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):3008.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To characterize the healing of the sutureless sclerotomies of the transconjunctival 25 gauge pars plana vitrectomy system (TSV25) with ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) compared to traditional sutured 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Methods: UBM was used to evaluate the sclerotomies of patients undergoing vitrectomy with the TSV25 system and traditional PPV. Scans were obtained on post-operative day 1, week 1, and month 1. Results: UBM evaluation of the TSV25 vitrectomies showed open sclerotomies with intact overlying conjunctiva on day 1. By week 1, the sclerotomies had closed with vitreous incarceration visible in the majority of sclerotomies evaluated. Month 1 UBM evaluation did not appreciably differ from week 1 scans. The UBM characteristics of traditional 20-gauge PPV sclerotomies did not differ from those of the TSV25 sclerotomies by week 1. Conclusions: Sclerotomies made with the TSV25 system follow a predictable wound healing pattern with vitreous incarceration. The UBM evaluations of the TSV25 sclerotomies appear similar to traditional sutured 20-gauge PPV sclerotomies.

Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery • wound healing 
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