Vitrectomy combined with triamcinolone acetonide in proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Objective To study the safety and efficacy of vitrectomy combined with triamcinolone acetonide in treating proliferalive diabetic retinopathy（PDR）. Methods Pars plana vitrectomy combined with triamcinolone acetonide（TA） using was performed on 34 eyes suffered from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. 8 mg of TA was injected into the eyes for dying of vitreous during the operations and 30 mg of TA was injected around the eyeball. Post-operatively,the best corrected visual acuity（BCVA）, the intraocular pressure（lOP）, the anterior segment inflammation,and the funds were observed. Results The BCVA improved remarkably af ter operation,the lOP was higher than 24 mm Hg in 9 eyes,and was lower than 24 mm Hg using by medicine 7 days later. There was a little anterior segment inflammation. Vitreous bleeding happened again in 4 eyes. Conclusion Vitrectomy combined with tri amcinolone acetonide in treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy is effective, the patients recover fast and the complications are rare.