23 Gauge and 20 Gauge Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments

Wills Eye

Status: Completed

Conditions: Retinal Detachment

Treatments: Procedure: Retinal Detachment repair

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01716507

23VS20RD

IRB08858 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a comparison (23 gauge vs 20 gauge instrumentation) of surgical instrumentation for retinal detachment repair.

Full description

The majority of studies on PPV for PRD up to this time have used 20-gauge instrumentation. Currently, both 23-gauge and 20-gauge instrumentation are commercially available for PPV. No studies have reported the efficacy of 23-gauge PPV compared to 20-gauge PPV for primary pseudophakic RRD. As a result, many retinal surgeons choose the modality based on personal preference.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ability to provide written consent and comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study.
• Presence of retinal detachment with history of cataract surgery.
• Vision of hand motion or better.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of a very large tear or type of retinal detachment usually a result of trauma.
• Prior eye surgery except for cataract surgery.
• Presence of significant scar tissue.
• Presence of retinal detachment due to hole in the macula.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

20 gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Other group

Description:

20 gauge pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment repair

Treatment:

Procedure: Retinal Detachment repair

23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Other group

Description:

23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment repair

Treatment:

Procedure: Retinal Detachment repair