Diabetic retinal detachment surgery at a central academic hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
African Vision and Eye Health
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Diabetic retinal detachment surgery at a central academic hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Creator | Mofokeng, Mathabo Makgotloe, Mokokomadi A. | |
| Description | Background: Tractional retinal detachment surgery outcomes are unpredictable and need to be reviewed regularly in clinical practice settings.Aim: To describe the visual acuity and anatomical outcomes of retinal detachment surgery for diabetic tractional retinal detachment at a central academic hospital.Setting: Johannesburg, South Africa.Methods: This study involves a retrospective case series of patients who had surgery for diabetic tractional retinal detachment at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital between 01 January 2010 and 31 December 2014.Results: A total of 65 patients with diabetic retinal detachment were included in this study. The study consisted of 63% (n = 41) male patients and 37% (n = 24) female patients. The mean age (± standard deviation) was 54 ± 12.2 years. Forty-four patients (68%) had tractional retinal detachment, and 21 (32%) patients had a combined tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Twenty-one (32%) patients had detachments associated with vitreous haemorrhage (VH), and 39 (60%) patients had macular-involving detachments. Forty-six (71%) patients obtained vision improvement or stabilisation and reattachment of the retina, 24 (36.9%) patients had visual acuity improvement, 22 (33.9%) patients retained the same visual acuity and 19 (29.2%) patients lost vision. Fifty-five (85%) patients had successful anatomical reattachment of the retina, and 10 (15%) patients had re-detachments after surgery.Conclusion: The majority of patients whose files were reviewed benefited from surgical intervention for diabetic tractional retinal detachment in terms of stabilisation or improvement of vision.Contribution: Tractional detachment surgery outcomes in our setting are comparable to those from elsewhere around the world. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-01-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/aveh.v82i1.761 | |
| Source | African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 82, No 1 (2023); 4 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183 | |
| Language | eng | |
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