Risk of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment following pars plana vitrectomy for full-thickness macular hole and epiretinal membrane in pseudophakic eyes.
Birgitte Romme Nielsen, Morten la Cour, Mark Alberti, Ulrik Christensen, Thomas Scheike, Jakob Grauslund, Lonny Stokholm
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Abstract
Purpose: To estimate the risk of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) or epiretinal membrane (ERM) in pseudophakic eyes.
Methods: We conducted a nationwide Danish registry-based cohort study from 2010 to 2023. Eyes entered the study at phacoemulsification surgery (age ≥ 50) and were followed until outcome (RRD), exposure (PPV), or censoring (death, end of study, or competing events). PPV was analysed as a time-dependent exposure occurring after phacoemulsification surgery, with eyes considered exposed from the time of PPV onwards.
Results: A total of 680 858 eyes were included. Median follow-up was 4.8 years (IQR, 2.5-7.9) after phacoemulsification and 5.0 years (2.5-7.9) after PPV, with a median interval of 76 days (39-328) between procedures. The 1-year cumulative incidence of RRD after PPV for FTMH was 0.62% (95% CI, 0.40-0.93), significantly higher in males. For ERM, it was 0.43% (0.27-0.66), with no sex difference. Compared to phacoemulsification alone, the hazard ratio (HR) for RRD was increased in males operated on for FTMH (HR 2.60; 1.62-4.17) and in females operated on for ERM (HR 1.93; 1.07-3.49). Among those who remained event-free 1 year postoperatively, no significant difference in RRD risk was observed between groups.
Conclusions: PPV in pseudophakic eyes has a low risk of RRD but higher than that of phacoemulsification surgery after the first year, with notable sex variations for FTMH. Among those who remained event-free 1 year postoperative, no difference in RRD risk was observed between PPV and phacoemulsification surgery.
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Acta Ophthalmologica is published on behalf of the Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation and is the official scientific publication of the following societies: The Danish Ophthalmological Society, The Finnish Ophthalmological Society, The Icelandic Ophthalmological Society, The Norwegian Ophthalmological Society and The Swedish Ophthalmological Society, and also the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER).
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