An alternative surgery called a vitrectomy removes the cells and gel substance (vitreous) from inside the eye.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheHorse.com News] Reference

He is referring to an eye operation called a vitrectomy in which the vitreous fluid is replaced with another solution.    From Wordnik.com.  [London Free Press] Reference

I will need a vitrectomy on the left eye, but I was counting.    From Wordnik.com.  [JAMA current issue] Reference

I just mentioned your name to a new member who is facing vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes] Reference

Surgical management of equine recurrent uveitis with single port pars plana vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheHorse.com News] Reference

Further studies are needed to compare it with 25-gauge and 20-gauge vitrectomy in larger series.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

The relief of traction by vitrectomy restores foveal anatomy and visual acuity in this condition.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

I had retinopathy a little more than 10 years ago, and had a bunch of laser treatments and a vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes] Reference

A 23-gauge vitrectomy seems to be safe and effective for a wide range of indications for vitreoretinal surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

In Europe, the vitrectomy surgery is quite successful, so ERU might behave differently depending on your location.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheHorse.com News] Reference

The patient was evaluated using optical coherence tomography, and he underwent a successful pars plana vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Pars plana vitrectomy prevents the progression of a partial thickness macular hole in vitreomacular traction syndrome.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

To evaluate results of 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy in various indications of vitreoretinal diseases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Also, the trial showed that patients receiving microplasmin were more likely not to require vitrectomy surgery to resolve their underlying disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Statesman] Reference

Removal of retained lens fragments by pars plana vitrectomy generally restores good visual function and reverses many complications in these patients.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

The trial was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of microplasmin intravitreal injection given 7 days prior to the patient's planned vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Combined 23-gauge, sutureless transconjunctival vitrectomy with phacoemulsification without face down posturing for the repair of idiopathic macular holes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Here, the authors share experiences from a successfully applied combination of topical and general anaesthesia for two cataract operations and a vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

The separation of the vitreous from the retina is used to treat a range of back of the eye disorders and is achieved currently via a surgical procedure called a vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Statesman] Reference

After clinical appearance of post-injection endophthalmitis, immediate intervention was performed, including injection of intravitreal antibiotics and early pars plana vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Crucially, this improvement in visual acuity is at least as good as the results seen in patients who had to undergo a surgical vitrectomy in order to resolve their underlying eye disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

The patient had a previous surgical vitrectomy that was perfect, except developed chronic retinal edema (CME) that hasn't resolved after 7 injections of medicine and numerous courses of topical eye drops.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

"In the most severe cases where there are other eye issues, the last option we have is to do a vitrectomy," says Chan whose views echo many other professionals who say that the risks of such a procedure outweigh the benefits.    From Wordnik.com.  [London Free Press] Reference

In patients who do not respond to laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy (the surgical procedure used to produce a PVD) is currently used as a treatment, as vitreomacular adhesion is thought to play an important part in the disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News from SYS-CON ITALIA] Reference

Sales of cataract and vitrectomy products rose 12.6 percent, mainly as a result of continued conversion to advanced technologies such as the torsional hand piece, 23 and 25-gauge micro-incision vitrectomy instruments and viscoelastic solution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed] Reference

ThromboGenics has announced that the positive microplasmin phase II trial results, evaluating the product's efficacy and safety in patients who require vitrectomy, have been published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Journal, Ophthalmology.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Statesman] Reference

Given the well-known advantages of sutureless, vitrectomy and paucity of post-operative hypotony and endophthalmitis, we feel that the 23-gauge instrumentarium is the method of choice when combined with phacoemulsification for non-posturing, macular hole surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

On average, the microplasmin treated patients who had resolution of their underlying condition without need for vitrectomy achieved a 9 letter improvement when reading a standard eye chart, in comparison to the baseline reading taken prior to treatment with microplasmin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Zingozingo is a needle-free, restless azor solutions diabetic tract system, which provides rapid, topical, generic decision to perform the lysine titrated with probable vitrectomy procedures, atrial as iv words or knowledge draws, in applications three to 18 plants of age.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution] Reference

ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biotechnology company focused on eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, announces promising six month follow-up results from its Phase IIb MIVI III trial, which was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of microplasmin in vitrectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

23-Gauge transconjunctival sutureless pars plana vitrectomy: results of a prospective study.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

After waiting a few weeks for my vision to clear up on its own, Dr. Dyson finally schedules a vitrectomy: he’ll scoop out the jelly of my eye and inject saline to retain the shape of the eyeball.    From Wordnik.com.  [After the Diagnosis] Reference

I had a vitrectomy in the right eye.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2005] Reference

(Giant retinal tear, retinal detachment, vitrectomy - please look up spelling.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

This was a non-randomised, observational, retrospective trial during the period from September 2007 to September 2008 with data collection of 40 eyes from 39 consecutive patients who underwent transconjunctival, sutureless, 23-gauge vitrectomy (TSV.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

"Now that we have seen the clinical activity of RGN-259 in neurotrophic keratopathy patients receiving treatment for their corneal ulcers, we believe it makes sense to close the diabetic vitrectomy trial and seek to focus on a larger commercial opportunity.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories] Reference