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To prospectively compare clinical outcomes using straight (perpendicular) versus angled trocar insertion during 27 gauge pars plana vitrectomy surgery for epiretinal membrane

Primary Endpoints:

Sclerotomy suture rates and incidence of suture blebs at the end of 27 gauge MIVS.

Secondary Endpoints:

Rate of postoperative wound-related complications such as hypotony, choroidal detachments, endophthalmitis, and sclerotomy-related retinal tears with a minimum follow-up of 30 days.


Clinical Trial Description

Microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) has largely replaced use of conventional, 20-gauge vitrectomy, offering more rapid visual recovery, decreased postoperative pain and inflammation, and reduced surgical time with use of smaller diameter instruments1. Most recently, 27 gauge vitrectomy instrumentation has been introduced2, offering an additional small gauge option to the currently available 23, 25, or 25+ gauge systems.

Initial experience with small gauge MIVS yielded mixed results, with early reports noting increased rates of wound-related postoperative complications including hypotony, choroidal detachments, endophthalmitis, and sclerotomy-related retinal tears3,4. However, with more experience and instrument modifications, outcomes with MIVS improved1,3. In a 2010 Ophthalmic Technology Assessment report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, outcomes of MIVS were found comparable to that of 20 gauge vitrectomy benchmarks5.

Prior studies have established that a two-stage, angled incision results in improved wound integrity with 23, 25, and 25+ MIVS systems6,7, helping to prevent complications such as post-operative endophthalmitis and hypotony. However, in the two clinical series describing outcomes of 27 gauge MIVS, a one-stage, perpendicular wound construction was performed without complication in a series of 31 patients2,8. Thus far, direct comparison between wound construction techniques (one-stage, perpendicular or two-stage, angled) has not been evaluated.

The purpose of this study is to prospectively compare clinical outcomes using straight, one-stage (perpendicular) versus angled, two-stage trocar insertion during 27 gauge minimally invasive vitrectomy surgery (MIVS). The design of the study will be a randomized, clinical trial. Primary outcomes will be sclerotomy suture rates and incidence of suture blebs at the end of 27 gauge MIVS surgery for epiretinal membrane and macular pucker indications (no air or gas tamponade). Secondary endpoints will include rate of postoperative wound-related complications such as hypotony, choroidal detachments, endophthalmitis, and sclerotomy-related retinal tears with a minimum of 30 days follow-up. ;


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NCT number NCT02836210
Study type Interventional
Source Wills Eye
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 2015
Completion date October 2016

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