AGENTS FOR VITREOUS TAMPONADE

Course overview

VITRECTOMY IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED SURGERIES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY. RECENT TIMES HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS ADVANCEMENTS IN INSTRUMENTATION AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IS THE INTRODUCTION OF VITREOUS SUBSTITUTES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE VARIOUS TYPES OF VITREOUS SUBSTITUTES, THEIR PROPERTIES, INDICATIONS, THE TECHNIQUE OF ADMINISTRATION, AND THE COMPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CHOOSING AND USING THE CORRECT SUBSTITUTE FOR VARIOUS VITREORETINAL PATHOLOGIES.