Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most commonly witnessed ocular complications of diabetes. The management primarily includes surgical intervention. Vitrectomy is the most sought-after surgical treatment for scar tissue removal, laser repair of retinal detachments, cornea repair, and the treatment of macular degeneration. Despite the high success rate of vitrectomy with the latest advances like pars plana vitrectomy and optical tomography, the ease and access to retinal structures is always a challenge. With the advent of 3-dimensional microscopes, the surgical outcomes have drastically improved, be it in terms of ease, access, duration, or management of complications.
The improved overview also leads to a great level of surgeon satisfaction. To learn more about the advancements in treating diabetic ocular complications, we have Padma Shri, Prof. Dr. S. Natarajan , an eminent…
