SEVILLE, Spain — Do surgeons feel comfortable offering vitrectomy as a treatment for floaters? What is their attitude toward patients who are affected to the point of seeking surgery despite the risks involved?
Two surgeons with different views debated this issue at the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology.
No surgery comes without the risk for complications, and yet LASIK and refractive lens exchange, which are elective procedures, have been performed for many years to improve patient quality of life. Why are surgeons reluctant to offer vitrectomy for floaters? In expert (Read more...)