Jpn J Ophthalmol
May 2009
Purpose: To study 25-gauge sclerotomy healing process in vivo with ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) in direct and oblique incisions.
Design: Prospective interventional case series report.
Methods: At our institution, we performed UBM studies on 53 sclerotomies during the first 30 days after 25-gauge vitrectomy, looking for conjunctival bleb development, sclerotomy healing signs, and vitreous incarceration in the wound.
Purpose: To develop a surgical incisional technique that helps overcome incompetent sclerotomy closure previously reported in sutureless 25-gauge vitrectomy.
Design: Prospective interventional case series report.
Methods: We performed this surgical technique in 12 eyes of 12 consecutive patients scheduled for 25-gauge vitrectomy.