United Kingdom National Ophthalmology Database Study of Vitreoretinal Surgery: Report 3, Retinal Detachment – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To describe rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) surgery.Design: National Ophthalmology Database study.Participants: A total of 3403 eyes from 3321 patients undergoing primary RD surgery.Methods: Participating centers prospectively collected clinical data using a single electronic medical record system, with automatic extraction of anonymized data to a national database, from 2002 to 2010.Main Outcome Measures: Description of the primary procedures performed, intraoperative complication rate, and proportion of eyes undergoing subsequent RD or cataract surgery. We undertook an exploratory analysis of change in visual acuity (VA) using the data available.Results: Of 3403 operations, 2693 (79.1%) were pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), 413 (12.1%) were retinopexy (Read more...)