1. Characteristics and outcomes of vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy in young versus senior patients
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Mengyu Liao, Xiaohong Wang, Jinguo Yu, Xiangda Meng, Yuanyuan Liu, Xue Dong, Jianan Li, Rodrigo Brant, Bo Huang, and Hua Yan
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Proliferative diabetic retinopathy ,Vitrectomy ,Young patients ,Neovascular glaucoma ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
Abstract Background Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is one of the most common cause of vision loss in diabetic patients, and the incidence age of PDR patients gradually gets younger. This study aims to compare the characteristics of PDR and outcomes following vitrectomy in young and senior patients. Methods This is a retrospective case series study. Data of 116 eyes of 92 patients who underwent vitrectomy for PDR from February 2012 to February 2017 were reviewed, which were divided into young and senior patient groups. All patients were followed up for 24 months at least. Results There were 62.1% of eyes with tractional retinal detachment secondary to PDR in the young patient group, while only 12.1% of eyes in the senior patient group with this surgery indication. (P
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- 2020
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