Li Jun , Gao Yan , Ma Xiubin , Wan Lei , Chen Nan , Gao Zhaorong
  • Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, School of Ophthalmology, Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao 266071, China;
Li Jun, Email: doctor_li@126.com
Retinal detachment; Vitrectomy; Noble gases; Face-down positioning; Adjustable positioning
10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20220311-00133
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Objective To compare and observe the curative effect of different body positions after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) combined with inert gas filling for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Methods A retrospective clinical study. From October 2019 to September 2021, 192 eyes of 192 RRD patients who were diagnosed and received PPV combined with inert gas filling in Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University were included in the study. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure, ultra-wide-angle fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, and B-mode ultrasonography were performed in all affected eyes. The BCVA examination was performed using a standard logarithmic visual acuity chart, which was converted into logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity during statistics. According to the post-operative position requirements, the affected eyes were divided into the face-down positioning group and the adjustable positioning group, with 97 eyes in 97 patients and 95 eyes in 95 patients, respectively. Age (Z=0.804), course of disease (Z=－0.490), eye type (χ2=0.175), logMAR BCVA (Z=－0.895), intraocular pressure (Z=0.178), lens status (χ2=1.090), number of detached clocks (Z=0.301) and macular involvement (χ2=0.219), number of holes (Z=－1.051) and number of lower holes (χ2=0.619) were compared, there was no significant difference (P＞0.05). The gender composition ratio was compared, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=5.341, P＜0.05). The follow-up time after surgery was more than 3 months. The retinal reattachment rate in one operation, the improvement of BCVA and the incidence of complications were observed. The independent sample Mann-Whitney test was used for the comparison of continuous variables between groups; the χ2 test was used for the comparison of categorical variables. Results In the face-down positioning group and the adjustable positioning group, retinal reattachment in one operation was performed in 92 (94.8%, 92/97) and 89 (93.7%, 89/95) eyes, respectively; logMAR BCVA was 0.45±0.34, 0.41±0.21. There was no significant difference in the retinal reattachment rate in one operation (χ2=0.120, P=0.729) and logMAR BCVA (Z=－0.815, P=0.416) between the two groups. After surgery, the intraocular pressure increased in 11 (11.3%, 11/97) and 5 (5.3%, 5/95) eyes in the face-down positioning group and the adjustable positioning group, respectively; the secondary epimacular membrane was 2 (2.1%, 2/97), 3 (3.2%, 3/95) eyes. There was no significant difference in the incidence of elevated intraocular pressure and secondary epimacular membrane between the two groups after surgery (χ2=2.320, 0.227; P=0.128, 0.634). Conclusion It is safe and effective to adopt adjustable positioning after PPV combined with inert gas filling for RRD, which is equivalent to the effect of face-down positioning.

Citation： Li Jun, Gao Yan, Ma Xiubin, Wan Lei, Chen Nan, Gao Zhaorong. The effect of different body positions after pars plana vitrectomy and inert gas filling for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2022, 38(4): 275-279. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20220311-00133 Copy

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