Indications and outcomes of vitrectomy surgery in a series of 1000 black African eyes.

Objective: To determine the common indications for, and outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy surgery among black Africans in a low-resource setting.

Methods And Analysis: A retrospective, non-comparative case review was undertaken. Data from 1000 consecutive eyes of 1000 patients in a single centre who underwent pars plana vitrectomy surgery between May 2005 and July 2013 were used for the study.