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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Primary retinal reattachment at least 3 months after operation · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) showed no clear difference in primary retinal reattachment at least 3 months after operation compared with scleral buckling (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Final anatomical success at least 3 months after operation · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) showed no clear difference in final anatomical success at least 3 months after operation compared with scleral buckling (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Recurrence of retinal detachment at least 3 months after operation · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) may leads to lower recurrence of retinal detachment at least 3 months after operation compared with scleral buckling (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Quality of life (satisfaction with vision) at least 3 months after operation · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

It is very uncertain whether pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) changes quality of life (satisfaction with vision) at least 3 months after… compared with scleral buckling (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Adverse effects (cataract development, choroidal detachment, new/iatrogenic breaks, postoperative proliferative vitreoretinopathy, postoperative increase in intraocular pressure, development of cystoid macular oedema, macular pucker, strabismus) a... · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) may leads to higher adverse effects (cataract development, choroidal detachment,… compared with scleral buckling (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review