PURPOSE: To assess the role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for symptomatic vitreous opacification in a series of patients with Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis (FHU). METHODS: A retrospective review was undertaken of 13 patients with FHU who underwent vitrectomy for vitreous opacification between April 1989 and December 1998. RESULTS: An improvement in visual symptoms was recorded in all patients, 9 of 13 (69%) demonstrating at least a 2 line increase in Snellen visual acuity. All but one patient attained 6/9 or better visual acuity post-operatively. Surgery was uneventful and did not appear to exacerbate any existing intraocular inflammation. CONCLUSION: From this series we conclude that PPV has an important role in the management of patients with FHU who present with symptomatic vitreous opacification.
PURPOSE: To assess the role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for symptomatic vitreous opacification in a series of patients with Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis (FHU). METHODS: A retrospective review was undertaken of 13 patients with FHU who underwent vitrectomy for vitreous opacification between April 1989 and December 1998. RESULTS: An improvement in visual symptoms was recorded in all patients, 9 of 13 (69%) demonstrating at least a 2 line increase in Snellen visual acuity. All but one patient attained 6/9 or better visual acuity post-operatively. Surgery was uneventful and did not appear to exacerbate any existing intraocular inflammation. CONCLUSION: From this series we conclude that PPV has an important role in the management of patients with FHU who present with symptomatic vitreous opacification.
Authors: Cristóbal Couto; Erika Hurtado; Dana Faingold; Carmen Demetrio; Ariel Schlaen; Marcelo Zas; Jorge Zarate; Silvia Rosetti; Andrea Paes de Lima; Juan Oscar Croxatto; Pablo Chiaradía; Miguel N Burnier Journal: Case Rep Ophthalmol Date: 2015-09-02