The term proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is proposed as a designation for the clinical
condition previously known variously as massive vitreous retraction, massive preretinal …

Surgical repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is currently successful in over 90% of
cases.'-4 Where there is a final failure to reattach the retina this is due to the development of …

Cellular proliferation following retinal reattachment surgery frequently results in contraction
and subsequent recurrent detachment of the retina, negating an initial successful …

Detachment of the retina when not treated leads to a complete separation of the retina." It
retains its attachment only at the ora and the disc, taking the general shape of a convolvulus …

Abstract The Retina Society classification on proliferative vitreoretinopathy of 1983 has been
updated to accommodate major progress in understanding of this disease. There are three …

Landmarks in the development of treatment of retinal detachment include the recognition of
the significance of retinal breaks that resulted in the distinction between rhegmatogenous …

A series of 354 consecutive rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, operated on by means of
microsurgery, is evaluated to determine the clinical factors that may predispose to the …

• We reviewed the records of all patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
examined and treated by a single surgeon (BPC) at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville …

A consecutive series of 114 eyes (112 patients) undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for
rhegmatogenous retinal detachment not complicated by severe proliferative …

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is a composite of anterior and posterior proliferation producing
multidirectional tractional forces and resultant complex management problems. In a series of …