Abstract
The authors describe two patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy bilaterally who were treated with transconjunctival 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for dense vitreous hemorrhage (VH). After 4 and 10 months, respectively, both developed recurrent VH. They were initially managed with in-office gas-fluid exchange and anti-VEGF intravitreal injection. Soon after gas bubble resorption, the VH recurred. Color external photos revealed engorged episcleral vessels superotemporally, and ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed the presence of fibrovascular ingrowth (FVI) at the sclerotomy site in both patients. They were successfully treated with a slightly modified 25-gauge PPV technique. Although FVI is well-recognized following conventional 20-gauge vitrectomy, this report is the first to detail FVI arising after small-gauge transconjunctival vitrectomy.
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