Research Article
Retinal Tacks for Complicated Retinal Detachment: Retinal Tacks in the Times of Modern Small-Gauge Vitrectomy
| Gender (n) | (i) Male | 6 (42%) | (ii) Female | 8 (58%) | Age (years) | 64.6 (range 10–84) |
| Eye | (i) R | 10 (71%) | (ii) L | 4 (29%) | Follow-up (weeks) | 74 (range 4–180) |
| Visual acuity (logMAR)† | (i) Preoperative | 1.60 (range 2.7–0.4) | (ii) At the end of follow-up | 1.56 (range 2.7–0.4) | (iii) Improvement | 6 (46%) | (iv) Worsening | 5 (39%) | (v) Unchanged | 2 (14%) |
| Lens status (n) | (i) Phakia | 2 (14%) | (ii) Pseudophakia | 11 (79%) | (iii) Aphakia | 1 (7%) | Prior vitrectomies (n) | 1.3 (range 0–3, mode 2) |
| PVR grade (n) | (i) C a + p | 7 (50%) | (ii) C p | 7 (50%) |
| Macular involvement (n) | (i) On | 3 (21%) | (ii) Off | 11 (79%) |
| Involved retinal quadrants (n) | 3,4 (range 2–4, mode 2) | Indication for RT (n) | (i) Fixing the edge of relaxing retinectomy due to retina stiffness or traction | 8 (57%) | (ii) Fixing the edge of relaxing retinectomy with traction due to not removable PVR | 5 (36%) | (iii) Unfolding giant tear border with traction | 1 (7%) |
| Placed RT (n) | 2.5 (range 1–4, mode 2) | Encircling band before implantation of RT (n) | 5 (36%) | Retinectomy (n) | (i) 180° | 9 (64%) | (ii) >180° | 2 (14%) | (iii) 360° | 2 (14%) | (iv) Not specified | 1 (7%) |
| Use of PFCL (n) | 13 (93%) | Silicone oil removal (n) | 5 (36%) | (i) Time after surgery (weeks) | 54 (range 31–75) | Fibrous reaction at RT (n) | 8 (80%) | Fibrous reaction along retinectomy borders (n) | 5 (71%) | Patients with complications after surgery with RT (n) | 12 (86%) | Recurring retinal detachment (n) | 1 (7%) | Patients undergoing further surgical intervention after surgery with RT (n) | 11 (79%) | Following interventions (mean, % of patients) | (i) Overall‡ | 1.28 (range 0–6, mode 1), 43% | (ii) Vitreoretinal surgery‡ | 0.36 (range 0–3, mode 1), 21% |
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†No significant improvement of the visual acuity ( ). ‡Silicon oil removal is not included. RT = retinal tacks. |