Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy: Surgical Treatment of Complications
Authors: Thomas M. Aaberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Editorials1 October 1983Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy: Surgical Treatment of ComplicationsThomas M. Aaberg, M.D.Thomas M. Aaberg, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-99-4-562 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDiabetic patients with proliferative retinopathy have been shown to develop fewer episodes of transient visual loss from vitreous hemorrhage if they have received panretinal laser or xenon photocoagulation in the manner described by the Diabetic Retinopathy Study Protocol. Unfortunately, some patients never receive laser treatment before developing severe vitreous hemorrhage or tractional retinal detachment, or both complications. Of the patients who receive photocoagulation, 15% to 20% nevertheless deteriorate further. If, consequently, nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage or tractional retinal detachment involving the macula occurs, then vitrectomy surgery is the only course of treatment that will be beneficial.More than 10 years of...References1. RICEMICHELSMAGUIRERICE TRME. The effect of lensectomy on the incidence of iris neovascularization and neovascular glaucoma after vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1983;95:1-11. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MICHELSRICERICE RTE. Vitrectomy for diabetic vitreous hemorrhage. Am J Ophthalmol. 1983;95:12-21. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. RICEMICHELSRICE TRE. Vitrectomy for diabetic traction retinal detachment involving the macula. Am J Ophthalmol. 1983;95:22-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. RICEMICHELSRICE TRE. Vitrectomy for diabetic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Am J Ophthalmol. 1983;95:34-44. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. AABERG T. Clinical results in vitrectomy for diabetic traction retinal detachment. Am J Ophthalmol. 1979;88:246-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. BLANKENSHIPCORTAZMACHEMER GRR. The lens and pars plana vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy complications. Arch Ophthalmol. 1980;98:1263-7. Google Scholar7. BLANKENSHIP G. The lens influence on diabetic vitrectomy results: report of a prospective randomized study. Arch Ophthalmol. 1980;98:2196-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. AABERG T. Pars plana vitrectomy for diabetic traction retinal detachment. Ophthalmology. 1981;88:639-42. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. FAULBORNCONWAYMACHEMER JBR: Surgical complications of pars plana vitreous surgery. Ophthalmology. 1978;85:116-25. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. HAIMANNABRAMSEDELHAUSERHATCHELL MGHD. The effect of intraocular irrigating solution on lens clarity in normal and diabetic rabbits. Am J Ophthalmol. 1982;94:594-605. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. GOODARTBLANKENSHIP RG. Panretinal photocoagulation influence on vitrectomy results for complications of diabetic retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 1980;87:183-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. MICHELS R. Vitrectomy for complications of diabetic retinopathy. Arch Ophthalmol. 1978;96:237-46. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. MACHEMERBLANKENSHIP RG. Vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy associated with vitreous hemorrhage. Ophthalmology. 1981;88:643-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. RICEMICHELS TR. Long-term anatomic and functional results of vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1980;90:297-303. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByInfluence of Scone Oil on Iris Microangiopathy in Diabetic Vitrectomized EyesTreatment of Diabetic Retinopathy 1 October 1983Volume 99, Issue 4Page: 562-563KeywordsDiabetic retinopathyHemorrhageRetinal detachmentRetinopathySurgery Issue Published: 1 October 1983 PDF DownloadLoading ...