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    Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous...
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    myiodesopsia. It is not often treated, except in severe cases, where vitrectomy (surgery), laser vitreolysis, and medication may be effective. Floaters...
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    known as the stroma procedure Vitreoretinal surgery includes: Vitrectomy Anterior vitrectomy is the removal of the front portion of vitreous tissue. It is...
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    of this, the final visual acuity may be better.[citation needed] Vitrectomy Vitrectomy is an increasingly used treatment for retinal detachment. It involves...
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    The current standard of care for treating these adhesions is pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), which involves surgically removing the vitreous from the eye. A...
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    retina. While treatment of asteroid hyalosis is usually unnecessary, vitrectomy may occasionally be indicated, for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes...
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    visual acuity than vitrectomy combined with panretinal laser-photocoagulation. Instead of laser surgery, some people require a vitrectomy to restore vision...
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    for phakic patients requiring a vitrectomy it is becoming increasingly common for ophthalmologists to offer the vitrectomy combined with prophylactic cataract...
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    the vitreous is replaced at the same time with clear (BSS) fluid, in a vitrectomy. Surgery is not usually recommended unless the distortions are severe...
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    microbiological culture (with the aqueous humour or vitreous humour extracted by vitrectomy or a vitreous or aqueous aspirate). In cases of endogenous endophthalmitis...
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