Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Kenan Yildirim

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• Research Article
  Combined Vitrectomy and Clear Corneal Phacoemulsification in Patients with Vitreoretinal Diseases
  Author(s): Orhan Ates, Ibrahim Kocer, Can Lokman Pınar, Sadullah KeleÅŸ, Orhan Baykal, Elif TopdaÄŸı, Kenan Yıldırım Orhan Ates, Ibrahim Kocer, Can Lokman Pınar, Sadullah Keleş, Orhan Baykal, Elif Topdağı, Kenan Yıldırım
  
  Background: The aim of the study was to examines the results, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and visual outcomes of combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) under sub-Tenon’s anesthesia. Methods: This retrospective study included 56 eyes of 56 patients who underwent combined vitrectomy and clear corneal cataract surgery for posterior segment disease. All patients had applied randomly. A 50:50 mixture of 2% lidocaine and 0.75% bupivacaine was applied for sub-Tenon’s anesthesia followed by a standard phacoemulsification-IOL procedure and three-port vitrectomy. Visual outcomes and surgical complications of patients were measured the during the mean 9 months after surgery. Results: Preoperatively, indications for 12 (21%) of the patients were retinal detachment, 25 (45%).. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000455

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