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SYMPOSIUM: EVRS-ISOT Joint Session
Moderators: Claude Boscher, Silvia Bopp
Monday, September 15th, 2003 ;11:00 -18:00

ENDOSCOPY ASSISTED VITRECTOMY (EAV) IN OCULAR TRAUMA: WHY AND HOW?
Claude Boscher
Paris, France

Purpose: to illustrate the rationale for use , the technique, the advantages and pitfalls of endoscopy in ocular trauma ..
Rationale for use: exploratory endoscopy, prevention of PVR, treatment of PVR and hypotony, treatment of post traumatic glaucoma.
Technique: control of penetration of surgical tools, hyaloido capsulo zonulociliary dissection, use of PFCL, control of subretinal maneuvers, control of exchanges, cleansing of sclerotomies.
Advantages: resolves the dilemma between the logic of early vitrectomy in trauma and the delay due to visualization problems.
Pitfalls: massive fresh bleeding, control of endoscope introduction, training.
Conclusion: EAV facilitates achieved early vitrectomy for surgeons trained in both trauma and endoscopy