The method of viscodissection with contrast enhancement of posterior hyaloid membrane for proliferative diabetic retinopathy surgery
Purpose. Study is to evaluate the efficacy of the method of viscodissection with contrast enhancement of posterior hyaloid membrane in PDR surgery. Material and methods. The study involved 26 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and severe PDR with the presence of tractional retinal detachment (TRD). All patients received treatment in the volume of lensectomy and IOL implantation, microinvasive vitrectomy, viscodissection with contrasting of epiretinal structures was performed, followed by segmentation and removal of membranes, endolaser coagulation followed by tamponade with sterile air of the vitreous cavity. Results. In all patients included in the study, with dynamic observation, there was a positive dynamics of morphofunctional indicators - best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) from 32.5-16.1 to 62.2-15.7 and central retinal thickness (CRT) according to optical coherence tomography (OCT) from 775.9-78.4 to 492.1-73.8 µm. Conclusion. The method of viscodissection with simultaneous contrast of the posterior hyaloid membrane facilitates the assessment of the quality of the separation of pathological membranes and improves the quality of visual control over the process of their separation, which reduces the risks of iatrogenic retinal breaks. Key words: diabetes mellitus, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, vitreoretinal surgery, viscodissection.