A vitrectomy is the surgical procedure for treating diabetic retinopathy. Surgery is aimed at getting better access to your retina to improve or stop vision loss from this diabetes complication.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said that some ophthalmologists downplay the effects of more serious floaters, which he ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over the past decade, most ophthalmologists have become familiar with in-office cataract surgery, and more than ...

Dear Doctors: You recently stated in a column about eye floaters that there is no cure at this time. I got a vitrectomy for this condition, and it was life-changing for me. By no means is this ...

Combined cataract extraction and vitrectomy spawned from an initial need to remove the opaque lens in order to maximize visualization during vitrectomy surgery. One early report described a technique ...