Dropless Pars Plana Vitrectomy Study

Exclusion Criteria23

• 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