Despite the superior visual acuity results and fewer complications of pneumatic retinopexy vs. pars plana vitrectomy shown in the PIVOT study, U.S. practice patterns have not changed, according to a poster at Real World Ophthalmology.
The Pneumatic Retinopexy versus Vitrectomy for the Management of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Outcomes Randomized Trial (PIVOT) was a prospective, randomized controlled trial performed at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto. The results, released in 2018 and published in Ophthalmology, showed that pneumatic retinopexy offers superior visual acuity,