SUMMARY
Objective:
To determine the outcome and satisfaction of ocular trauma patients with perforating injury that underwent surgery for proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).
Methods:
Charts of sixty patients who were reviewed to assess anatomic status and visual outcome. Thirty patients chosen at random were contacted by telephone.
Results:
Vision improved in most patients. Thirty five (58.3%) patients had an attached retina. A mean of 2. 89 PVR operations were performed per eye. Nineteen (63.3%) patients stated that they would still have had surgery and 14 (46.6%) that the peripheral vision gained was of benefit.
Conclusion:
This form of treatment should be offered to patients and the decision to proceed with surgery should be made by a well-informed patient.