NEW YORK — A study found a 46.4% incidence rate of vitreous hemorrhage after 27-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for diabetic tractional retinal detachment, with spontaneous resolution in nearly half of the cases.
The results were presented in a poster by Xiaoyu Cai and co-authors at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.
The retrospective review included 110 eyes of 87 patients that underwent 27-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for diabetic tractional retinal detachment by a single surgeon. Vitreous hemorrhage (VH) occurred in 51 eyes (46.4%) and cleared spontaneously in