Clinical Study

25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy

Table 1

Characteristics and pre-25-gauge microincision vitrectomy course of 15 glaucomatous eyes.

Patient no./sex/
age, yrs
EyeType of
glaucoma
Pre-25GMIVS
retinal disease
Period of 25GMIVS after TLE (M)Site of
bleb
Pre-TLE
vitrectomy
Pre-25GMIVS
IVB
Pre-25GMIVS
pseudophakia

1/M/45LTraumaRRD 4Upper temporalNNY
2/M/58LNVGBRVO/VH30Upper nasalNNN
3/M/62RNVGPDR/VH48Upper temporalNYY
4/F/60LNVGPDR/TRD36Upper nasalNYN
5/M/68LNVGPDR/VH10Upper nasalYYY
6/F/62LUveitisMH55Upper nasalNNY
7/F/44RNVGPDR/VH/CD0.5UpperNYY
8/F/83RMalignant glaucomaMalignant glaucoma1Upper nasalNNY
9/F/33LDevelopmental
glaucoma
Lens luxation105Upper nasalNNN
10/M/52RPOAGEndophthalmitis0.3Upper temporalNNN
11/M/59RPOAGERM50Upper temporal and nasalNNN
12/M/61RNVGPDR/VH25Upper temporalYNY
13/F/56RNVGPDR7Upper temporalYNY
14/F/77LMalignant glaucomaChoroidal hemorrhage 1Upper temporalNNY
15/M/41RNVGPDR/VH6Upper nasalNNN

 Mean 57.4 NVG 53% PDR 47%25.320%27%60%

25GMIVS: 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery; TLE: trabeculectomy; IVB: intravitreal injections of bevacizumab; NVG: neovascular glaucoma; TRD: tractional retinal detachment; RRD: rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; BRVO: branch retinal vein occlusion; PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy; VH: vitreous hemorrhage; MH: macular hole; ERM: epiretinal membrane; POAG: primary open angle glaucoma; CD: choroidal detachment.