- •Acknowledgment
- •Abbreviations and Glossary
- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •1: Should You Become a VR Surgeon?
- •2.2 A Word of Caution
- •Introduction
- •3: Fundamental Rules for the VR Surgeon
- •3.4 The “What, When, How – and Why” Questions
- •3.5 Don’t Start What You Cannot Finish
- •3.6 Common Sense vs Dogma
- •3.7 Maximal Concentration During the Entire Operation
- •3.8 Make Life as Easy for Yourself as Possible
- •3.9 Under Peer Pressure: To Yield or Not to Yield
- •3.10 Referral of the Patient
- •3.11 The Rest of the Eyeball…
- •4.1 What If the Surgeon Has Tremor?
- •4.2 How Important Is Good Dexterity?
- •4.5 Combined Surgery or Cataract Surgery Separately?
- •4.7 How Much Confidence in Himself Should the VR Surgeon Have?
- •4.8 How Long Do Vitrectomies Take?
- •4.9 Was Surgery Successful?
- •5.1 The “Target” of Counseling
- •5.2 The Patient Does Not Know Most of What Is so Obvious to the Surgeon
- •5.3 Communicating with the Patient
- •5.4 Coaching vs Trying to Be Objective
- •5.5 The Ultimate Treatment Decision: “Whose Eye Is It?”
- •5.6 Which of the Two Eyes to Operate on First?
- •5.7 What if the Eye Has Two Diseases?
- •5.8 What if the Eye Has Severe Visual Loss and the Chance of Improvement with Another Surgery Is Low?
- •5.9 Empathy: The Single Most Important Component of Counseling
- •5.10 The Prognosis with the Chosen Surgical Option
- •5.11 If the Patient Chooses to Undergo Surgery
- •5.12 The Benefits of Proper Counseling
- •5.14 The Dogmas
- •6: The VR Surgeon’s Relation to His Nurse
- •7: Examination
- •8: The Indication Whether to Operate
- •8.1 The Argument in Favor of Surgery
- •8.3 The Age of the Patient
- •8.4 The Condition of the Fellow Eye
- •11: The Surgeon’s Relation to Himself
- •11.3 Self-Examination
- •Introduction
- •12.1.1 The Pump
- •12.1.1.1 Peristaltic Pump: Flow Control
- •12.1.2 The Probe
- •12.1.2.2 Port Location
- •12.1.2.3 Port Configuration and Size
- •12.1.2.4 Cut Rate
- •12.1.2.6 Probe Length
- •12.1.3 The Light Source/Pipe
- •12.1.4 The Infusion Supply
- •12.1.5 The Trocar
- •12.1.6 The Cannula
- •12.1.7 System to Inject/Extract Viscous Fluid
- •12.1.8 The Pedal
- •12.1.10 Endodiathermy Probe
- •12.1.11 The User Interface of the Vitrectomy Console
- •12.1.12 Troubleshooting
- •12.2 The Microscope
- •13: Instruments, Tools, and Their Use
- •13.2.1.1 General Concepts of Working with Squeezable Instruments
- •13.2.1.2 The Handle
- •13.2.1.3 Forceps
- •13.2.1.4 Scissors
- •13.2.2 Hybrid Instruments
- •13.2.2.2 Retractable Instruments
- •13.2.3 Non-squeezable Hand Instruments
- •13.2.3.1 Bent (Hooked, Barbed) Needle
- •13.2.3.2 Membrane Scraper
- •13.2.3.3 Spatula/Pic
- •13.2.3.4 Intraocular Magnet
- •13.3.1 Membrane Dissection (“Viscosurgery”): Viscoelastics as a Spatula
- •13.3.2 Opening a Closed Funnel
- •14: Materials and Their Use
- •14.2 Intravitreal Gas
- •14.3 Silicone Oil
- •14.3.1 Types of Silicone Oil
- •14.3.3 Complications Related to Silicone Oil Use
- •14.3.4 Complications Related to Silicone Oil Use Removal
- •14.4 PFCL
- •14.6 Sutures
- •15: Anesthesia
- •15.1 How to Decide the Type of Anesthesia
- •15.2 If Local Anesthesia Is Chosen
- •15.3 Medications If Local Anesthesia Is Used
- •16: The Surgeon at the Operating Table
- •16.1 The OR Personnel
- •16.2 The Operating Table and the Surgeon’s Chair
- •16.2.1 The Operating Table
- •16.2.2 The Surgeon’s Chair
- •16.4 The Microscope
- •16.5 The BIOM
- •16.5.1 BIOM: The Advantages
- •16.5.2 BIOM Use: Practical Information
- •16.5.3 BIOM: Setting Up for Daily Use
- •16.5.4 BIOM: Checklist
- •16.5.5 BIOM: Troubleshooting
- •16.6 The Patient
- •16.7 The Surgeon
- •16.7.2 At the Start of Vitrectomy
- •16.7.3 Staring into the Microscope
- •16.8 Music in the OR
- •16.9 The Brightness in the OR
- •16.10 The Quality of the Air in the OR
- •16.12 The Blueprint of the OR
- •16.13 The Captain in the OR
- •16.14 The Fundamental Technical Rules of Performing Intravitreal Surgery
- •Introduction
- •17.3 The Endoscope Approach (EAV)
- •17.4 Portable Systems
- •17.5 3D Viewing
- •18.1 Disinfection and Draping
- •18.2 The Monocular Patient
- •18.3 At the Conclusion of the Operation
- •19: The Speculum and Its Placement
- •19.1 General Considerations
- •19.2 Speculum Placement
- •20.3 Injecting into the Vitreous Cavity During Surgery
- •21: Sclerotomies and the Cannulas
- •21.2 Location of the Sclerotomies
- •21.2.1 Distance from the Limbus
- •21.2.2 Location in Clock Hours
- •21.2.3 In Case of a Reoperation
- •21.2.4 In Case of Scleral Thinning
- •21.3 Inserting the Cannula
- •21.4 The Order of Cannula Placement
- •21.5 If the Palpebral Opening Is Small
- •21.6 Checking the (Infusion) Cannula
- •21.6.1 Cannula Under the Choroid/Retina: Prevention
- •21.6.2 Cannula Under the Choroid/Retina: Management
- •21.6.3 Infusion Going Under the Choroid/Retina: Management
- •21.7 The Cannulas in Use
- •21.8 The Removal of the Cannulas
- •21.8.1 Hypotony: The Causes
- •21.8.2 Hypotony: The Consequences
- •21.8.3 Hypotony: Prevention
- •21.8.4 Hypotony: Postoperative Management
- •22: Illumination
- •22.1 The Light Pipe
- •22.3 Light Built into the Handheld Instruments
- •24: Using the Vitrectomy Probe
- •24.1 Removal of the Vitreous
- •24.2 Removal of Proliferative Membranes
- •24.3 Removal of the Retina
- •24.4 Removal of the Lens
- •25: Maintaining Good Visualization
- •25.1.1 The Microscope
- •25.1.2 The Contact Lens
- •25.1.3 The Corneal Surface
- •25.1.4 The Corneal Stroma
- •25.2 Internal Factors
- •25.2.2 Pupil
- •25.2.2.1 Mechanical Forces Preventing Pupil Dilation
- •25.2.2.2 Intracameral Adrenalin or Visco
- •25.2.2.4 Iris Ring
- •25.2.2.5 Iridotomy
- •25.2.3 Lens
- •25.2.3.1 Cataract
- •25.2.3.2 “Feathering”
- •25.2.3.3 “Gas Cataract”
- •25.2.3.4 “Lens Touch”
- •25.2.4.1 Phimosis of the Anterior Capsule
- •25.2.4.2 Deposit on the Anterior IOL Surface
- •25.2.4.3 Problems with the IOL Itself
- •25.2.4.4 Fluid Condensation
- •25.2.5 The Posterior Capsule
- •25.2.6 The Vitreous Cavity
- •25.2.7 Epiretinal (Subhyaloidal) Materials
- •25.2.7.1 Blood
- •25.2.8 The Surgeon’s Actions
- •25.2.9 “Chromovitrectomy”
- •26.1.1 Vitreous Macroanatomy
- •26.1.2 Vitreous Biochemistry and Its Anatomical and Functional Implications
- •26.1.3 Retinal Histology and Macroanatomy
- •26.1.4 Anterior Segment Dimensions
- •26.2 External Anatomy for the VR Surgeon
- •26.3 Physiology: What Keeps the Retina Attached?
- •26.3.1 The RPE Pump
- •26.3.3 Presence of the Vitreous Gel
- •27: The Basics of Vitreous Removal
- •27.1 The Rationale for PPV
- •27.2 How Much Vitreous to Remove?
- •27.3 Recognizing the Presence of the Vitreous Gel
- •27.3.1 Mechanical Aids
- •27.3.2 Air (Pneumovitrectomy)
- •27.3.3 Stains and Markers
- •27.4 The Sequence of Vitreous Removal
- •27.5.2 Vitrectomy Anterior to the Equator
- •27.5.3 Vitrectomy Behind the Lens
- •28: Scleral Indentation
- •28.1 The Advantages of Scleral Indentation
- •28.2 The Mechanics of Vitrectomy with Scleral Indentation
- •28.3 Internal vs External Illumination
- •28.5 External Illumination and Nurse Indentation
- •28.6 Instrumentation and Technique
- •29: Cryopexy
- •29.1 Indication in RD
- •29.2 Surgical Technique
- •29.3 Cryopexy as a Destructive Force
- •30: Endolaser
- •30.1 The Consequences of Laser Treatment
- •30.2 The Setup
- •30.3 The Technique of Endolaser Treatment
- •30.3.1 General Considerations
- •30.3.2 Panretinal Treatment
- •30.3.3 Endolaser Cerclage and Its Complications
- •30.3.4 Endolaser as a Walling-Off (Barricading) Tool
- •30.3.5 Endolaser as a Welding Tool
- •30.4 Peripheral Laser and the Beginner VR Surgeon
- •30.5 Endocyclophotocoagulation
- •30.6 Laser Cerclage at the Slit Lamp
- •31: Working With and Under Air
- •31.1.1 Attached Retina
- •31.3 The Utilization of an Air Bubble
- •32: Working with Membranes
- •32.1.1 Instrumentation and Infrastructure
- •32.1.2 Opening the ILM
- •32.1.2.1 Sharp Opening: Incision First
- •32.1.2.2 Blunt Opening: No Incision
- •The Scraper
- •32.1.3 Peeling the Membrane
- •32.1.4 The Extent of ILM Peeling
- •32.1.5 What If the ILM Cannot Be Peeled?
- •32.1.6 ILM Removal in Eyes with Detached Macula
- •32.1.6.1 Reattaching the Macula First
- •32.1.6.2 Peeling When the Macula Is Still Detached
- •32.2.2 Removal Technique
- •32.2.2.1 Staining or Not?
- •32.2.2.2 Instrumentation
- •32.2.2.3 Location of the Point of Attack
- •32.2.2.4 The Major Risks When First Grabbing an EMP
- •32.2.2.5 The Direction of Peeling: Centripetal vs Centrifugal
- •32.2.2.6 The Speed of Peeling
- •32.2.2.7 The Extent of Peeling
- •32.2.2.8 ILM Peeling
- •32.2.2.9 Completion of Surgery
- •32.3.1.1 Recognition
- •32.3.1.2 The Goals of Surgery
- •32.3.1.3 Instrumentation
- •32.3.1.4 Surgical Steps
- •32.3.1.5 Closed Funnel/Retinal Incarceration
- •32.3.1.6 ILM Removal
- •32.4 Subretinal Membranes/Strands
- •33.1 Retinectomy
- •34: Chromovitrectomy
- •34.1 Posterior Vitreous Cortex
- •34.3.1 False-Positive Staining with ICG
- •34.3.2 Injection Technique for Staining the ILM
- •34.4 Newly Formed (PVR) Membranes
- •35: Tamponades
- •35.2 Gases
- •35.2.1 General Considerations
- •35.2.3 Gas Injection into the Nonvitrectomized Eye
- •35.2.4 The Eye with Gaseous Tamponade
- •35.3.1 Indications to Use Heavier-Than-Water Liquids
- •35.3.2 Surgical Technique
- •35.3.2.1 Implantation
- •35.4 Silicone Oil
- •35.4.1 Selecting the Type of Silicone Oil to Implant
- •35.4.2 General Considerations
- •35.4.3 Indications
- •35.4.3.1 Semipermanent Tamponade
- •35.4.3.2 Permanent Tamponade
- •35.4.4 Implantation
- •35.4.5 With Silicone Oil in the Eye
- •35.4.5.1 General Considerations
- •35.4.5.2 Emulsification
- •35.4.6 Removal
- •35.4.6.1 Timing
- •35.4.6.2 Surgical Technique
- •35.5 Exchanges
- •35.6 If the Eye Is Aphakic
- •36: Submacular Hemorrhage
- •36.1 The Nonsurgical Approach: Intravitreal Gas and tPA
- •36.2 Removal of the Clot In Toto
- •36.4 The Minimalistic Surgical Approach
- •37: Subretinal Biopsy
- •38: Combined Surgery
- •38.1 Phacoemulsification
- •38.2 Lensectomy
- •38.2.1 Lens In Situ
- •38.3.1 Lens In Situ
- •38.3.2 Lens in Vitreous
- •38.4.2 No IOL Implantation
- •38.5 Capsule Removal
- •38.5.1 Indications
- •38.5.2 Surgical Technique
- •38.6.1 Advantages
- •38.6.2 Surgical Technique
- •38.6.3 Subsequent Sub/luxation of an Iris-Claw IOL
- •38.6.3.1 Subluxated Lens
- •38.6.3.2 Luxated Lens
- •39: AC Basics
- •39.1 Paracentesis
- •39.2 Iris Prolapse
- •39.3 Anterior Synechia
- •39.5 Material in the AC
- •40.2 Retinal Tear
- •40.3 Reopening of a Posterior Scleral Wound
- •40.4 Lens/IOL Trauma
- •41: Pediatric Patients
- •42: The Highly Myopic Eye
- •42.1 The Risk of RD If Cataract Surgery Is Needed
- •42.2 Vitrectomy in the Highly Myopic Eye
- •42.3 Posterior RD over a Staphyloma
- •43: Intravitreal Injections
- •Introduction
- •44: Dropped Nucleus and Dislocated IOL
- •44.1 General Considerations
- •44.1.2 Dislocated IOL
- •44.2 Surgical Technique
- •44.2.1 Dropped Nucleus
- •45: Endophthalmitis
- •45.1 General Considerations
- •45.1.1 Etiology
- •45.1.2 Clinical Diagnosis
- •45.1.3 Timing
- •45.1.4 Treatment Options and Management Philosophy
- •45.2 Surgical Technique
- •45.3 Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis
- •46: Floaters
- •46.1 General Considerations
- •46.1.1 Indication for Surgery
- •46.1.2 Timing of Surgery
- •46.2 Surgical Technique
- •47: Hyphema
- •47.1 General Considerations
- •47.1.1 The Rationale for Surgical Removal
- •47.1.2 Medical Treatment
- •47.2 Surgical Technique
- •47.2.1 Liquid Blood
- •47.2.1.1 Monomanual Technique
- •47.2.1.2 Bimanual Technique
- •47.2.2 Clotted Blood
- •48: Iris Abnormalities
- •48.1 General Considerations
- •48.1.2 Timing of Iris Reconstruction
- •48.2 Surgical Technique
- •48.2.2 Iridodialysis
- •48.2.3 Permanent Mydriasis
- •49: Macular Disorders: Edema
- •49.1 General Considerations
- •49.1.1 Etiology
- •49.1.2 Indications for Treatment: Surgical or Nonsurgical?
- •50.1 General Considerations
- •50.1.1 VMTS
- •50.1.2 Cellophane Maculopathy
- •50.1.3 Macular Pucker
- •50.1.4 Macular Hole
- •50.2.1 VMTS
- •50.2.2 Cellophane Maculopathy
- •50.2.3 Macular Pucker
- •50.2.4 Macular Hole
- •50.2.5 If Surgery Failed for a Macular Hole
- •51: Optic Pit
- •51.1 General Considerations
- •51.2 Surgical Technique
- •52.1 General Considerations
- •52.1.1 Indications
- •52.1.2 Preoperative Considerations
- •52.2 Surgical Technique
- •53.1 General Considerations
- •53.2 Surgical Technique
- •54: Retinal Detachment
- •54.1.1 RD Due to a Horseshoe or Giant Tear
- •54.1.2 RD Due to a Dialysis
- •54.1.3 RD Due to a Round Hole
- •54.1.4 RD Due to a Staphyloma
- •54.2 Additional Information About RD
- •54.2.1 History
- •54.2.3 Clinical Course
- •54.2.4 Using Laser to Prevent RD Development
- •54.2.4.1 Prophylaxis in the Affected Eye (RD, Current or Past)
- •54.2.4.2 Prophylaxis in the Fellow Eye
- •54.2.4.3 The Patient with a History of a Retinal Tear (No RD)
- •54.3 Treatment Principles
- •54.3.2 The Goals of Surgery
- •54.3.3 Prognosis
- •54.4.1 Preoperatively
- •54.4.2.1 Initial Steps
- •54.4.2.2 Creating a Chorioretinal Adhesion
- •54.4.2.3 Drainage of the Subretinal Fluid
- •54.4.2.5 Suturing
- •54.4.2.7 Adjusting the Buckle
- •54.4.2.8 Closing the Conjunctiva
- •54.4.2.9 Gas Tamponade
- •54.4.3 Major Intraoperative Complications of SB
- •54.5 Vitrectomy
- •54.5.2.3 Intraoperative Retinal Reattachment
- •54.5.2.4 Laser Retinopexy
- •54.5.2.5 Intraocular Tamponade
- •54.5.2.6 Postoperative Positioning
- •54.5.3 Follow-Up Visits
- •54.5.4 Prognosis
- •54.5.5 RD After Silicone Oil Removal
- •54.6 Pneumatic Retinopexy
- •54.6.1 General Considerations
- •54.6.2 Patient Selection
- •54.6.3 Surgical Options
- •54.6.3.1 Cryopexy, Followed by Gas Injection
- •54.6.3.2 Gas Injection, Followed by Laser
- •54.7 Reoperation
- •55: RD, Tractional and Combined
- •55.1.1 Characteristics of the RD
- •55.1.2 Management Principles
- •56: RD, Central
- •56.1 General Considerations
- •56.2 Surgical Technique
- •57: Retinoschisis
- •57.1.1 Anatomy and Pathophysiology
- •57.1.2 Prophylactic Laser Treatment
- •57.2 Surgical Technique
- •58.1 General Considerations
- •58.1.1 Treatment Options
- •58.1.2 The Vitrectomy Option
- •58.2 Surgical Technique
- •59: Scleroplasty
- •59.1 General Considerations
- •59.2 Surgical Technique
- •60: Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage
- •60.1.1 Indications for Surgery
- •60.1.2 Timing of Surgery
- •60.2 Surgical Technique
- •61: Uveitis, Posterior
- •62: Vitreous Hemorrhage
- •62.1 General Considerations
- •62.2 Surgical Technique
- •62.3 Severe Bleeding in a Young Patient
- •62.4 Rebleeding in a Vitrectomized Eye
- •63: Trauma
- •63.1 The Timing of Surgery
- •63.2 Contusion
- •63.3 Wound Toilette
- •63.5 Suturing the Sclera
- •63.6 Subluxated Lens
- •63.7 IOFB
- •63.7.2 Posterior Segment
- •63.8 Perforating Trauma and Ruptures
- •63.9 NLP and Sympathetic Ophthalmia
- •63.11 Hemorrhagic RD
- •63.12 Additional Considerations
- •64: Postoperative Care
- •Further Reading
- •Appendix
- •Part 2. Important Personal Experiences
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14.1Air1
Air is a great intraoperative tool for several reasons:
•It forces to the deepest point of the eye the intravitreal/subretinal fluid, allowing its drainage.
•It provides instant tamponade for a retinal break.2
•It keeps the retina attached, even if the IPM has been broken.
–Once the probe is submerged in it, air allows visualization3 and safe removal of the (peripheral) vitreous. The air pushes the retina against the RPE and thus permits gel removal even in areas of very strong VR adhesion (pneumovitrectomy, see Sect. 27.3.2).
•It acts as a lens, providing the surgeon a wider field of view than under fluid.
•In the AC, it has the following benefits:
–Instant deepening of the AC.
–Prevention of the formation of anterior synechia.
–Highlighting the presence of prolapsed vitreous4.
•Air helps demonstrate the presence of vitreous behind the posterior capsule (see
Sect. 27.5.3).
1Additional information about most of these materials is found in Chap. 35.
2In RD surgery, the tamponading effect of the gaseous material is less important than its spaceoccupying function (see Sect. 54.5.2.6). The benefit of the air (gas) is that it prevents the shearing effect of the intravitreal fluid on the retinal edge around the break.
3Air thus acts as a diagnostic tool so that the surgeon can detect the presence of residual vitreous. The “skirt” of peripheral vitreous is typically invisible in BSS, even under air. However, once an instrument, such as the probe, is submerged in the vitreous skirt under air, the light reflex immediately changes and the parallaxis becomes more evident (see Figs. 14.1 and 27.2).
4The normally symmetrical/even shape of the air bubble is deformed where the vitreous “cuts” into it.
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Complications5: When A-F X is performed in the presence of RD, there is a danger of small air bubbles (“fish eggs”) getting under the retina or the air tearing a retina that is under severe traction or is shortened (similar to that seen with gas use, see Sect. 54.4.2.9).
The risk of high IOP or cataract is less pronounced with air than with gas (see below) because it is nonexpansile and gets absorbed in a few days.
Pearl
A rarely mentioned side effect of the use of intravitreal air and gas is that most patients cannot see through them. If they are not told about this in advance, it may be a very scary experience – another example of the importance of proper counseling (see Chap. 5).
14.2Intravitreal Gas
Gases are used to provide tamponade that lasts several days to a few weeks.
•Depending on their concentration, gases can be nonexpansile or expansile. They are assumed to work via their tamponading effect (“covering the retinal break”) in eyes with an RD (see the remark above) or macular hole.
–SF6: It doubles its volume if pure gas is used. The typical concentration is ~30%, which lasts for up to 2 weeks.
–C3F8: It increases its volume 4 times if pure gas is used. The typical concentration is ~15%, which lasts for up to 2 months.6
–With the patient being at reduced atmospheric pressure,7 even a gas with a nonexpansile concentration expands, and this effect is proportional to the outside pressure; IOP elevation results.
–Such an IOP elevation would also occur during general anesthesia as the N2O used enters the vitreous cavity. The vitrectomy machine prevents this pressure rise by automatically adjusting the IOP, but if the anesthetic gas is not allowed to escape8 from the vitreous before surgery is completed, the gas tamponade will be short-lasting because that gas escape occurs postoperatively.
•Gases can also be used in the AC in eyes with severe hypotony. They increase the IOP for a few days if a nonexpansile, or even weeks if expansile, concentration is used.
5Only selected complications are mentioned in this chapter.
6I do not use this gas at all: if longer-term tamponade is necessary, I prefer silicone oil.
7Such as flying or being on a mountain.
8This typically requires ~10 min.
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