@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00013637,
 author = {Matsumoto, Makiko and Suzuma, Kiyoshi and Miyamura, Noritake and Tsuiki, Eiko and Kitaoka, Takashi},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {Background: Although widely accepted, pars plana vitrectomy is difficult to perform when patients have a large filtering bleb. We describe technical details of 25-gauge transcorneal vitrectomy and the clinical outcomes. Methods: We performed 25-gauge transcorneal vitrectomy on seven eyes of seven patients (female: male, 4:3; age, 39 to 77 years; mean, 66.1 years) between January 2005 and February 2007. Phacoemulsification via a corneal incision was followed by continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC) of the posterior capsule. We used a notched contact lens to perform 25-gauge transcorneal vitrectomy. Results: Four patients with idiopathic ERM and three with secondary ERM were treated by 25-gauge vitrectomy. Postoperative visual acuity was good in most of them and the cell density of the corneal endothelium was maintained. Conclusion: These advantages of this procedure are that the conjunctiva and ocular surface can be completely maintained and vitreous incarceration can be avoided. Thus, 25-gauge vitrectomy might be particularly suitable for treating glaucoma with a filtering bleb. (158 words/200 words), Retina, 31(1), pp.181-183; 2011},
 pages = {181--183},
 title = {Transcorneal three-port vitrectomy without conjunctival incision.},
 volume = {31},
 year = {2011}
}