PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fabian, Ido Didi
AU  - Moisseiev, Joseph
TI  - Sutureless vitrectomy: evolution and current practices
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.2009.176495
DP  - 2011 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 318--324
VI  - 95
IP  - 3
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/95/3/318.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/95/3/318.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol2011 Mar 01; 95
AB  - This review presents the evolution of sutureless vitrectomy and describes the minimisation of surgical techniques in the posterior segment, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Shorter operating time, improvement of patient comfort and faster visual recovery are feasible when using small-diameter sutureless vitrectomy technique and equipment. However, a number of associated problems, such as postsurgical hypotony and endophthalmitis, were noticed initially in higher rates compared to 20-gauge vitreoretinal surgery. The purpose of this review is to summarise the available information on transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy and evaluate its role in modern vitreous surgery.