Purpose. To compare and evaluate long-term results of two-stage surgical treatment of patients with advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy and complicated incipient cataract. Material and methods. 73 patients with advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy and complicated incipient cataract performed by vitrectomy from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. In the 1st group patients were subjected to a two-step surgical procedure: vitreoretinal surgery with silicone oil tamponade performed as the 1st step in their treatment; followed by the 2d step, phacoemulsification surgery and silicone oil removal, and the IOL implantation, respectively. In the 2d group phacoemulsification performed simultaneously with vitreoretinal surgery: phacoemulsification, IOL implantation, vitreoretinal surgery with silicone oil tamponade. The second step differed in the removal of silicone oil from the vitreous cavity. Results. Visual functions improved in 88.8% of cases in group 1, and in 51.3% in group 2. Conclusion. Outcomes of the studies suggest that it is more viable to perform phacoemulsification surgery sometime later along with silicone oil removal on PDR patients with complicated primary cataract. This sequence of treatment procedure ensures a more gentle approach to the anatomic structures of the eye during the first stage (vitreoretinal surgery) and contributes to the reduction in the number of intraoperative and postoperative complications. Key words: diabetic retinopathy, cataract, vitreoretinal surgery.
Long-term follow-up of primary silicone oil tamponade for retinal detachment secondary to macular hole in highly myopic eyes: a prognostic factor analysis
