Thursday, August 20, 2009

Postoperative intraocular pressure behind diabetes

A few days ago, a Chinese science and technology recommended by Press Institute, published in the "Chinese Medical Journal," the paper pointed out that the Beijing Union Medical College Hospital Eye Doctor Chao Wei Jing studies have shown that patients after vitreoretinal surgery, intraocular pressure is a common complication, and diabetes may be important risk factors. It is understood that China's existing 40 million diabetics, of which 25% of varying degrees of diabetic retinopathy, vitreous and retina in need of surgery. Intraocular pressure is a common postoperative complication, and occurred in the early postoperative, 1 week to 2 weeks the most common, affecting the restoration of postoperative visual function. Analysis of intraocular pressure caused by the risk factors, prevention and treatment of conduct targeted to improve the quality of treatment in patients with an important role. Researchers in Beijing Union Medical College Hospital from June 2005 to June 2007 admitted vitreoretinal surgery 422 patients (a total of 446 eyes) were retrospectively analyzed the results found that surgery and 198 eyes of 446 eyes of diabetic retinopathy is , accounting for 44%; after two weeks, a total of 185 eyes with intraocular pressure occur, the occurrence rate of 41 percent, of which 1 day post-operative intraocular pressure section 152, the occurrence rate of 34 percent, accounting for the early intraocular pressure 82%; surgery in gas-filled or silicone oil injection rate of intraocular pressure (respectively 53% and 55%) than those who simply vitrectomy (19%). Researchers that the high intraocular pressure after surgery occurred mainly in the early postoperative risk factors for diabetes, the treatment of gas-filled, silicone oil treatment, combined with laser therapy. The researchers pointed out that the above results suggest that diabetic retinopathy is a high incidence in the surgical treatment of ocular hypertension prone to the risk of disease.