PURPOSE: @entity231 often coexists with pathologies of the vitreous body. Moreover, after several months after vitrectomy, the lens becomes opaque. @entity231 interfere with appropriate visualisation of the vitreous chamber and the eye fundus, which makes performing vitreoretinal procedures difficult. For this reason, in such @entity1 , a combined procedure of pars plana vitrectomy and @entity231 extraction can be considered. This is retrospective analysis of the indications and results of combined @entity231 extraction and pars plana vitrectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data were based on case histories of @entity1 who underwent combined @entity231 extraction and pars plana vitrectomy in the years 2001 - 2003, in the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of L  d  . The evaluated data included: diagnosis, pre- and postoperative best corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, pre- and postoperative state of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye and the employed surgical techniques. RESULTS: The examined group consisted of 40 @entity1 (40 eyes), including 20 @entity1 and 20 @entity1 , at the age from 13 to 76 years old (mean 55.7, SD+/-14.6). The indications to vitrectomy were: vitreous @entity548 , @entity1713 , vitreoretinal proliferations, @entity2790 , persistent @entity22933 and @entity3225 . Phacoemulsification was the most often used method of @entity231 extraction (34 @entity1 , 85%). In three @entity1 @entity231 was removed by classical extracapsular @entity231 extraction (ECCE), and in further 3 @entity1 bimanual aspiration was used. In terms of anatomical results, therapeutic success was achieved in 35 cases (87,5%). Improvement of visual acuity was observed in 28 @entity1 (70%), unchanged visual acuity in 10 @entity1 (25%), and a decrease in visual acuity in 2 @entity1 (5%). Improvement of visual acuity at least 2 lines on Snellen's chart was achieved in 20 @entity1 (50%).

[Evaluation of results of combined pars plana vitrectomy and XXXX removal].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'people', 'men'] @entity22933 :: ('MESH:D054514', 'Disease') :: ['hyaloid artery'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['Lens opacities', 'Cataract', 'cataract'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['haemorrhage'] @entity1713 :: ('MESH:D012163', 'Disease') :: ['retinal detachment'] @entity2790 :: ('MESH:D009798', 'Disease') :: ['intraocular foreign body'] @entity3225 :: ('MESH:D009877', 'Disease') :: ['endophthalmitis']
@entity231 :: (MESH:D002386,Disease) :: ['cataract']
