Efficacy of Higher Cutting Rate in Microincision Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Efficacy of Higher Cutting Rate in Microincision Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

The medical records of 393 eyes of 326 patients with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy were reviewed. Higher cutting rate instruments (5000 cut per minute) were used in 174 eyes and conventional instruments in 219 eyes (2500 cut per minute). The visual outcome and incidences of intraoperative and postoperative complications were compared.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria were patients who had persistent vitreous hemorrhage, fibrovascular proliferation affecting the macula, or tractional RD and who had a follow-up for more than 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The eyes with follow-up less than 6 months