Clinical Features and Treatment of Inactive Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Abstract Background To investigate the clinical features and results after vitrectomy for inactive proliferative diabetic retinopathy (IPDR).Methods Retrospective review of 40 eyes of 21 IPDR patients who underwent 23G or 25G minimally invasive vitrectomy between January 2018 and December 2019 in Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital.The average follow-up period was 8.7 months. Outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), clinical features and intraoperative findings of IPDR.Results All eyes were performed with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) for average 1.6 years before operation. Fundus examination showed the optic disc was pale, and a mass of yellowish-white fibroproliferative membrane was around the optic disc and vascular arcade. Thirty-three eyes (82.5%) were accompanied by tractional retinal detachment, and macula was involved in 9 eyes (22.5%). The vitreous adhered with the retina tightly. The mid-peripheral retina was thin. Thirty-one eyes (77.5%) were accompanied by small branch retinal artery and vein occlusion. Fourteen eyes (35.0%) occurred iatrogenic retinal break during vitrectomy. The median LogMAR of BCVA significantly improved from 1.0 (20/200)preoperatively to 0.92 (20/167) postoperatively (P = 0.000).Conclusions The fundus manifestation of IPDR was quiet and special. Vitrectomy could improve patients’ visual acuity, but the incidence of iatrogenic retinal break was high.Vitrectomy could be performed by well-skilled vitro-retinal surgeons according to the minimum quantitative principle.