[Retinal detachment surgery: Evaluation of the anatomical success and functional outcomes in a consecutive series of patients operated between 2011 and 2014 at Nantes University Medical Center].

Objective: Evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of retinal detachment (RD) surgery from January 2011 to November 2014.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 182 eyes of 175 patients with a minimum follow-up of 6 months, operated for RD at Nantes University Medical Center. It consists of 56 simple RDs and 126 complex RDs treated in first intention by Scleral Buckling (SB), vitrectomy or combined surgery. The analysis is based on anatomic reattachment at the end of a follow-up of at least 6 months after the first surgery and the progression of the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

Results: One hundred and seventy-two vitrectomies, 15 SB and 5 combined surgeries (vitrectomy+SB) were performed. The overall anatomical success rate after a single operation was 131 eyes (72 %). It increased to 163 eyes (90 %) at the end of the follow-up. Depending on the type of RD, anatomic success at 6 months after surgery was achieved for 47 simple RDs (84 %) and 84 complex RDs (67 %). At the end of the follow-up, after one or more operations, these rates increased to 53 simple RDs (95 %) and 110 complex RDs (87 %). For all RDs with an anatomically successful result, we observed a visual improvement≥2 lines in 45 % of cases and a postoperative BCVA≥5/10 in 40 % of cases.

Conclusion: This study confirms the evolution toward vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment. It finds anatomical and functional results consistent with the literature, with a percentage of approximately 5 % of RDs still not reattached in spite of several operations.