PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P. K. Leaver
AU  - R. J. Cooling
AU  - E. B. Feretis
AU  - J. S. Lean
AU  - D. McLeod
TI  - Vitrectomy and fluid/silicone-oil exchange for giant retinal tears: results at six months.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.68.6.432
DP  - 1984 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 432--438
VI  - 68
IP  - 6
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/68/6/432.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/68/6/432.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1984 Jun 01; 68
AB  - The results of vitrectomy combined with fluid/silicone-oil exchange in 73 eyes with giant retinal tears are reported at six months after surgery. Initial anatomical success was achieved in 71 out of 73 eyes (97%) and, prior to removal of silicone-oil, in 66 out of 73 eyes (90%). In 63 eyes (86%) the retina remained attached six months after surgery. Of these visual acuity was 6/60 or better in 44 (70%). The high proportion of eyes with macular detachment before surgery and the frequency of macular abnormalities are thought to account for reduced vision in many of the anatomically successful cases.