Advances in Retinal Surgery · Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY December 6th, 2014 . Outline o...

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Advances in Retinal Surgery

Jamin Brown, MD Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY December 6th, 2014

Outline o Review 3-Port Vitrectomy o Advances

o Small Gauge Surgery o Valved Cannulas o Vitrectomy cutter design o Fluidics

o Changing management o Future Directions

3 - Port Vitrectomy

20-Gauge Opening

Small Gauge Opening

Valved Cannulas o!Increases efficiency- no plugs o!Increased self sufficiency o!Optimal IOP control

o!Lower risk of hypotony

Stable Operative Environment

Vitrectomy Cutters o!Port position - moved toward tip

o!serve as multifunctional tools o!Forceps, Backflush

o!closer shave o!membrane dissection

Traditional Scissor based Dissection

Vitrectomy Cutter Dissection

Vitrectomy Cutter Dissection

Improved Fluidics: Cutter Speed o! Vitrectomy cutter = Guillotine cutter o! Increase cut rate decreases retinal motion

o! Stable operating environment o! decreases retinal tears

Improved Fluidics: Cutter Design o!Conventional

o!Port closed pneumatically, opened via spring

o!Dual Pneumatic drive o!Port is both opened/closed pneumatically o!Allows for control of how much time port open o!Allows for control of flow

Conventional Modern

Fluidics: Retinal Stability

Modern Vitrectomy Surgery Ø Advantages

Ø More Efficient Ø Improved fluidics Ø Reduced opening/closing times

Ø Safer Ø Decrease incidence of retinal breaks

Ø Increased patient comfort Ø Faster visual recovery Ø Less corneal topography changes Ø Reduced intraocular inflammation

Changing Management

o!Retinal Detachments o!Vitrectomy vs. Scleral Buckle vs.

Pneumatic retinopexy o!They all work

o!Lower Initial success with pneumatic o!(65% vs 90+%)

o!Final anatomic success rates 98-100%

Retinal Detachments

o!Multitude of factors affect choice o!Trend toward more Vitrectomies

o!Improved optics, instrumentation, and light sources

o!Improved safety and efficacy o!Fewer complications than with SB o!Main risk is cataract

Retinal Detachments Retinal Detachments

Schaal S, Sherman MP, Barr CC, Kaplan HJ. Primary retinal detachment repair: comparison of 1-year outcomes of four surgical techniques. Retina. 2011 Sep;31(8):1500-4.

RRD Repair using Vitrectomy

Retinal Detachments o!Scleral Buckle

o!Young Phakic eyes o!No PVD

o!Pneumatic Retinopexy o!Select case

o!Single superior tear

o!Vitrectomy o!Pseudophakic eyes o!PVD

Future Directions: Smaller Faster o!Decreased cutter size

o!27 Gauge and smaller…

o!Increased cutter speed o!Twin Duty Cycle Cutters

o!16,000 cpm effective rate

Conclusions

o Advances in Technology o Improved Instruments o Improved Fluidics

o Improves Outcomes o More Efficient o Safer o More comfortable patient

experience

RRD Repair using Vitrectomy

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