Clinical Ophthalmology (Sep 2021)

Comparison of Posterior Hyaloid Assessment Using Preoperative Optical Coherence Tomography and Intraoperative Triamcinolone Acetonide Staining During Vitrectomy

  • Albabtain B,
  • Mura M,
  • Schatz P,
  • Alsulaiman SM,
  • Alsakran WA,
  • Semidey VA

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 3939 – 3945

Abstract

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Budoor Albabtain,1,2,* Marco Mura,3,4 Patrik Schatz,3,5 Sulaiman M Alsulaiman,3 Wael A Alsakran,3 Valmore A Semidey3,* 1Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; 5Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Sciences, Skane County University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Valmore A SemideyVitreoretinal Division, Department of Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 7191, Riyadh, 11462, Saudi ArabiaTel +966-11-482-1234 ext.2655Fax +966 11 4821234 ext.3773Email [email protected]: To compare the specificity of diagnosing posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) using preoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) versus intraoperative triamcinolone acetonide (TA) staining in patients undergoing vitrectomy.Patients and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for diverse retinal pathologies. Intraoperatively, surgeons evaluated the posterior hyaloid status with TA staining and compared it with preoperative OCT findings.Results: One hundred six patients underwent intraoperative assessments of posterior hyaloid status, with 72% (76/106) of the eyes showing positive staining. Sixty-two patients had also undergone preoperative OCT. Of the patients diagnosed with PVD on preoperative OCT, 50% (15/30) showed positive TA staining intraoperatively. The sensitivity of preoperative OCT assessment was 83.3%, and its specificity was 65.9%.Conclusion: Preoperative OCT imaging is associated with lower sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing PVD when compared to intraoperative TA staining.Keywords: optical coherence tomography, posterior hyaloid, posterior vitreous detachment, vitrectomy, vitreoschisis, triamcinolone acetonide

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