Combined pars plana vitrectomy and XXXX implant placement for @entity726 .

@entity1 @entity548 @entity2286 @entity726 @entity260 @entity2297
AIM: To evaluate outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy and @entity726 implant ( @entity2286 -BGI) placement for @entity726 . METHODS: The medical records of 92 eyes (89 @entity1 ) that underwent @entity2286 -BGI were retrospectively reviewed, including 43 eyes with @entity2297 ( @entity2297 ) and 49 eyes with other types of @entity726 (non- @entity2297 ). RESULTS: Outcome measures were visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure (IOP), @entity726 medical therapy, complications, and success [VA>hand motions (HM), IOP>= 6 mm Hg and  <=21 mm Hg, no subsequent @entity726 surgery]. Cumulative success rates for the non- @entity2297 group and @entity2297 group were 79% and 40% at 1y, respectively (P=0.038). No difference in the rates of surgical success were found between pars plana and anterior chamber tube placement. Preoperative IOP (mean  SD) was 30.3  11.7 mm Hg in the Non- @entity2297 group and 40.0  10.6 mm Hg in the @entity2297 group, and IOP was reduced to 15  9.5 mm Hg in the non- @entity2297 group and 15  10.5 mm Hg in the @entity2297 at 1y. Number of @entity726 medications (mean  SD) decreased from 2.7  1.3 in the non- @entity2297 group and 2.8  1.3 in the @entity2297 group preoperatively to 0.76  1.18 in the non- @entity2297 group and 0.51  1.00 in the @entity2297 group at 1y. Improvement in VA of >= 2 Snellen lines was observed in 25 (27%) eyes, although only 33% of non- @entity2297 eyes and 2.3% of @entity2297 eyes maintained VA better than 20/200 at 1y. Nonclearing @entity548 was the most common @entity260 occurring in 16 (17%) eyes, and postoperative @entity548 developed in 5 (5.4%) eyes. CONCLUSION: @entity2286 -BGI is a viable surgical option for eyes with @entity726 , but visual outcomes are frequently poor because of ocular comorbidities, especially in eyes with @entity2297 . The location of tube placement does not influence surgical outcome and should be left to the discretion of the surgeon.
