Dropless Pars Plana Vitrectomy Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •Need for concomitant lensectomy or cataract surgery
• •Pars plana vitrectomy taking place more than seven days after the initial diagnosis
• •History of any prior vitreoretinal surgery (excluding laser surgery) in surgical eye
• •History of previous retinal detachment in surgical eye
• •History of ocular incisional surgery within six months of surgery (excluding laser surgery) in surgical eye
• •History of ocular laser surgery within 1 month in surgical eye
• •History of intravitreal injection within 1 month in surgical eye
• •Diagnosis of glaucoma or intraocular pressure more than 21 mmHg in either eye
• •Active or chronic or recurrent uncontrolled ocular or systemic disease
• •Active or history of chronic or recurrent inflammatory eye disease
• •Previous history of steroid response
• •Current treatment with oral, topical, or intravitreal corticosteroids
• •Presence of proliferative vitreoretinopathy at the time of diagnosis
• •Presence of giant retinal tear at the time of diagnosis
• •Diagnosis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy
• •Anterior chamber inflammation on presentation in either eye
• •Signs of ocular infection at presentation in either eye
• •Acute external ocular infections
• •Known or suspected sensitivity or allergy to any of the medications used in the operation or postoperatively
• •Inability to use or apply topical eye drops
• •Requirement for silicone oil as a tamponade agent
• •Individuals with impaired decision-making capacity
• •Non-English-speaking subjects