vitrectomy
Sign in to saveVitrectomy is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye.
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- Medical intervention.Name
- Vitrectomy
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- Three port 23-gauge vitrectomy
- Medical intervention.ICD9
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- Medical intervention.MeshID
- D014821
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Research
26,976 papers- Vitrectomy for cases of diabetic retinopathy.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2024
- Introduction to hypersonic vitrectomy.Current opinion in ophthalmology · 2019
- Vitrectomy for vitreous floaters: analysis of the benefits and risks.Current opinion in ophthalmology · 2015
- INCIDENCE OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER VITRECTOMY: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2019
- [Posterior vitrectomy--ground principles].Oftalmologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) · 2010
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- Anesthesia for vitrectomy
- ''Pars plana'' vitrectomy
- Additional surgical steps
- Indications
- Complications
- Recovery
- Outcome
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Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye.
Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous humor from the front structures of the eye—often because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures.
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