Vitreoretinal eye surgery includes a gaggle of procedures performed deep inside the eye's interior with lasers or conventional surgical instruments.

This is a delicate surgery which takes place where the light-sensitive membranes (retina) are found.

Who Performs Vitreoretinal Surgery?

General ophthalmologists, this type of specialist trains first as a general ophthalmologist and subsequently specializes in the medical and surgical management of vitreoretinal disorders.

A vitreoretinal specialist performs nearly all of the surgical procedures listed here, although general ophthalmologists and other ophthalmologist sub-specialists commonly handle procedures involving lasers.

Procedures mentioned here are the more common of the many surgical approaches to specific conditions requiring vitreoretinal surgery.

Conditions Requiring a Vitrectomy; How The Procedure Works

A vitrectomy procedure removes the vitreous humour or gel-like substance within the eye. One example of foreign matter is blood, from conditions such as diabetic vitreous hemorrhage.

A vitrectomy can restore vision in diabetic retinopathy by removing the natural vitreous that has become clouded by leaking blood vessels and replacing it with clear fluid.

The most common reasons for a vitrectomy include:

• Diabetic vitreous hemorrhage
• Retinal detachment
• Epiretinal membrane
• Macular holes
• Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
• Endophthalmitis
• Intraocular foreign body removal
• Retrieval of lens nucleus following complicated