WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2026, Jorge Calzada, MD, discusses IOP stabilization during vitrectomy.
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“Most vitrectomy surgery involves an infusion pressure through our infusion cannula that different doctors set at different levels. I’ve seen doctors as high as 45 mm Hg, 35 mm Hg and 30 mm Hg,” he told Healio. “Therefore, we’re forcing the eye to have surgery at a high pressure to decrease bleeding or ocular collapse. ... What the Posterior Adaptive Fluidics (PAF) system does is, instead of using a high-pressure constant throughout the surgery, it