Vitrectomy in Uveitis

  • Amit Palkar
  • , Niharika Singh
  • , Ekta Rishi
  • , Pukhraj Rishi

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Resumen

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in cases of uveitis can be used for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. Generally accepted indications for diagnostic PPV include atypical uveitis that responds poorly to conventional therapy, suspected infectious endophthalmitis, or suspected intraocular malignancy. Therapeutic indications of vitrectomy include clearing media haze, treating macular abnormalities, treating associated retinal detachment, managing problems with intraocular pressure, and to manage parasitic infestations of the eye.

Idioma originalEnglish (US)
Título de la publicación alojadaCutting-edge Vitreoretinal Surgery
EditorialSpringer Singapore
Páginas343-353
Número de páginas11
ISBN (versión digital)9789813341685
ISBN (versión impresa)9789813341678
DOI
EstadoPublished - ene 1 2021
Publicado de forma externa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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