TY - JOUR T1 - Presbyopic phacovitrectomy JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 1333 LP - 1335 DO - 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1333 VL - 87 IS - 11 AU - R Ling AU - P Simcock AU - J McCoombes AU - S Shaw Y1 - 2003/11/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/87/11/1333.abstract N2 - Aim: To review the results and complications of combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy in presbyopic patients. Methods: Retrospective review of 90 consecutive presbyopic patients who underwent phacoemulsification and vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) (21), redo-RRD (seven), stages 2 and 3 full thickness macular holes (FTMH) (38), stage 4 FTMH (six), idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) (11), proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) (three) and vitreous haemorrhage secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BVO) (four). Results: Lens opacity was absent or mild in 84.5% of patients. Reattachment rates for primary RRD and redo-RRD after one procedure were 90.5% and 71.4% and final reattachment rates were 95.2% and 100%, respectively. Macular hole closure rate was 89.5% for stage 2 and 3 FTMH and 83.3% for stage 4 FTMH. There was significant improvement in the median logMAR visual acuity from 1.00 preoperatively to 0.48 postoperatively for the whole cohort (p<0.001, Wilcoxon test). Postoperative complications included fibrinous uveitis (13.3%), iris bombe (2.2%), IOL/iris capture secondary to gas overfill (1.1%), and posterior capsule opacification (51.1%). Conclusion: Combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy is a safe and desirable option in the management of phakic, presbyopic patients with vitreoretinal pathologies that warrant vitreous surgery, even in the absence of significant lens opacity. ER -