Vitrectomy

Vitrectomy may be defined as a surgery that is conducted to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye.

Anterior surgery may however include removing small portions of the vitreous from the front structures of the eye. This is because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures. Pars plana form of surgery has been however described as a group of operations accomplished in the deeper part of the eye. All of this actually involves removal of the some or all of the vitreous of the eye- the gel like portion of the eyes.Development of several techniques and instruments has been promoted in order to remove clouding and the objective is also to peel off the scar tissue off the light sensitive lining of the eye. Different surgical steps have been involved as a part of the modern vitrectomy surgeries.

These include membranectomy, fluid-air exchange, air-gas exchange, silicone oil injection, photocoagulation, sclera buckling, lensectomy. Different conditions that may benefit as a result of this surgery include vitreous floaters, retinal detachment, macular pucker, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, etc.

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