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. 2009 Summer;3(3):286-7.
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0b013e31817d37aa.

25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy in osteogenesis imperfecta type I

Yaprak Banu Unver  1 , Nur Acar, Tuğrul Altan, Ziya Kapran, Gamze Ozturk
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25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy in osteogenesis imperfecta type I

Yaprak Banu Unver et al. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Summer.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case with type I osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with intravitreal opacities who underwent 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy.

Methods: A 2.5-year-old girl with OI type I who presented with intravitreal opacities underwent 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy.

Results: The 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy system, which is less traumatic, was performed in a patient with OI type I. Nine months postoperatively, funduscopic examination under general anesthesia showed a healthy optic nerve and retina without detachment. Intraocular pressure by Tonopen was 10 mmHg.

Conclusion: The use of 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy to avoid scleral suturing and minimize surgical trauma is an option in pediatric patients with associated thin sclera.

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