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Case Reports
. 1995 Sep;120(3):386-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72169-5.

Visual field loss after pars plana vitrectomy with air/fluid exchange

N S Melberg  1 , M A Thomas
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Visual field loss after pars plana vitrectomy with air/fluid exchange

N S Melberg et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 1995 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: To report the postoperative finding of a dense, permanent, peripheral temporal visual field defect in the treated eyes of three patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy with air/fluid exchange.

Methods: The patient's charts were reviewed.

Results: Visual field loss after pars plana vitrectomy and air/fluid exchange occurs and may be caused by mechanical trauma to the optic nerve head.

Conclusion: Great caution is advised when aspirating directly over the optic nerve with any extrusion instrument.

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