Ophthalmologist / Vitreoretinal Surgeon Machteld I. Bosscha will show a case of a combined 23G phaco-vitrectomy procedure for a 87-year old patient with cataract and a macular pucker. This procedure is performed under local subtenon anaesthesia and takes one hour. It is very satifying for a patient to undergo just one operation and the results are excellent.
No, the eye will be filled by normal eye fluid that is already there. At an older age (>65) there is not much vitreous left. These eyes are filled with eye fluid. This is fortunate, because vitreous can be very harmful to the retina, like in this case.
Dr Bosscha
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