Machines and cutters: VersaVIT - potential and perspectives of office-based vitrectomy

Dev Ophthalmol. 2014:54:17-22. doi: 10.1159/000360444. Epub 2014 Aug 26.

Abstract

The concept of office-based vitrectomy has been a topic for several years; however, the large size of the vitrectomy machines has limited the options for many years. Today, though, smaller machines can offer adequate performance regarding vitrectomy. As a result, we can now make more arguments for this type of surgery to be performed in the office environment, despite the limitations these machines may still have.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Eye Diseases / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Vitrectomy / instrumentation*
  • Vitreous Body / surgery*