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Vitrectomy Surgery

A vitrectomy is a type of eye surgery to treat various problems with the retina and vitreous. During the surgery, your surgeon removes the vitreous and replaces it with another solution. The vitreous is a gel-like substance that fills the middle portion of your eye.
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What is Vitrectomy Surgery? <p>Dr. Amit Gupta, MD, FACS, Ophthalmologist, discusses what vitrectomy surgery is and who it is typically reserved for.</p>

Dr. Amit Gupta, MD, FACS, Ophthalmologist, discusses what vitrectomy surgery is and who it is typically reserved for.
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True/False - Quiz: Do You Understand Glaucoma?

Quiz: Do You Understand Glaucoma?

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Glaucoma damages your optic nerve fibers over time.

Explanation:

Glaucoma is an eye disease caused by a buildup of intraocular pressure (IOP). Your eyes have clear liquid that flows in and out, but if you have glaucoma, this liquid doesn’t drain properly, causing this buildup of IOP pressure. As glaucoma progresses, it damages more and more of your optic nerve fibers, leading to vision loss.

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With primary open-angle glaucoma, the fluid can still effectively flow back out of your eye.

Explanation:

With primary open-angle glaucoma, the fluid can’t effectively flow back out of your eye. In many cases, people don’t even know that they have glaucoma until they experience vision loss.

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Angle-closure glaucoma occurs when the iris of the eye closes off the drainage angle completely.

Explanation:

Angle-closure glaucoma occurs when the iris of the eye closes off the drainage angle completely, causing an increase in IOP pressure and damage to the optic nerve.

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Ocular hypertension is a result of high ocular pressure.

Explanation:

If you have a condition known as ocular hypertension, which is a result of high ocular pressure, your risk of developing glaucoma increases.

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Drops are the second line of treatment of glaucoma.

Explanation:

Glaucoma treatment is centered around lowering your IOP in order to prevent further vision loss. Drops are the first line of treatment of glaucoma.

What is vitrectomy surgery?

Vitrectomy surgery for diabetes can be done in the most extreme cases, when there’s blood in the eye or extra growth of blood vessels. These blood vessels can tear up the retina, and perhaps the reason for the surgery is that they are already affecting the retina and pulling on it.

It is done in an operating room setting, which may be a private clinic or a hospital setting, but it is a true surgery in the sense that it cannot be done without the sterile operating room conditions for vitrectomy surgery .