Ebony Liu, Jose Estevez, Georgia Kaidonis, Mark Hassall, Russell Phillips, Grant Raymond, Niladri Saha, George H C Wong, Jagjit Gilhotra, Kathryn Burdon, John Landers, Tim Henderson, Henry Newland, Stewart Lake, Jamie E Craig
IMPORTANCE: Five-year survival rates in patients undergoing vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy (DR) vary from 68% to 95%. No study has been conducted in an Australian population. BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the survival rates of patients undergoing diabetic vitrectomy in an Australian population. DESIGN: Retrospective audit, tertiary centre hospitals and private practices. PARTICIPANTS: All individuals in South Australia and the Northern Territory who underwent their first vitrectomy for diabetic complications between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011...
July 2019: Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology