Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi
June 2006
Purpose: To evaluate the incidence and risk factors of optic nerve atrophy after vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy.
Subjects And Methods: Clinical charts of 48 eyes of 40 patients who underwent vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy were retrospectively reviewed. The relationship between postoperative optic nerve atrophy and patients' physical condition was statistically analyzed.