Research Article

Two-Dimensional Cutting (TDC) Vitrectome: In Vitro Flow Assessment and Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating Core Vitrectomy Efficiency versus Standard Vitrectome

Table 2

Mean duration of core vitrectomy operating time for 27-gauge and 25-gauge surgeries utilizing either a standard single-cut or a TDC vitrectome.

Parameter25-gauge vitrectomy27-gauge vitrectomy
Standard vitrectome ()TDC vitrectome ()Standard vitrectome ()TDC vitrectome ()

Mean core vitrectomy duration (SD), in seconds148.19 (25.14)73.80 (18.61)242.71 (25.52)159.71 (29.47)
value: significance of comparison between core vitrectomy durations performed using a standard and a two-dimensional cutting (TDC) vitrectome (-test)

Mean duration of core vitrectomy operating time for 27-gauge and 25-gauge surgeries utilizing either a standard single-cut or a TDC vitrectome is shown above, demonstrating significantly shorter case duration for TDC vitrectomy surgery groups (, 20 eyes assigned, resp., to each surgery group).