Microsurgical management of neovascularisation secondary to posterior segment ischaemia

Abstract

Structural, metabolic and functional rehabilitation of eyes affected by the haemor-hagic and tractional sequelae of neovascularisation secondary to posterior segment Ischaemia is di. scussed. Microsurgical management must pay due attention not only to the mechamcal but also to the underlying cell-biological implications of the surgical hathology. The appropriateness of case selection for surgery rests upon the likelihood of successful technical and functional outcomes and also upon the overall visual status of the patient, issues of particular relevance to diabetes. © 1991, College of Ophthalmologists. All right reserved.