EVALUATION OF 5-FLOUROURACIL AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN INTRAOPERATIVE INFUSION IN PREVENTING PROLIFERATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY IN HIGH RISK PEDIATRIC RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT

After informed consent, children under 14 years of age with high-risk PRRD underwent pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection with scleral buckle divided into 2 groups in prospective randomized trial. Group A received intraoperative infusion of 5-FU (200 µg/ml) and LMWH (5 IU/ml), group B received infusion of normal saline. Primary outcome was occurrence of recurrent PRRD within 12 weeks, secondary outcomes were occurrence of PVR, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), number and timing of secondary procedures within 12 weeks.

Inclusion Criteria:

Children under 14 years of age with RRD undergoing primary repair Preoperative PVR grade B or higher High risk RRD: uveitis; large, giant, or multiple tears; vitreous hemorrhage; preoperative choroidal detachments; aphakia; and large detachments involving greater than two quadrants of the eye

Exclusion Criteria:

Children with RRD related to penetrating ocular trauma involving the posterior segment Previous RD repair surgery Uncontrolled glaucoma or other concomitant ocular morbidities Patients with bleeding diathesis, hepatic and renal failure Corneal opacity sufficient to impair surgical view No light perception vision Inability to complete follow-up