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Bhuvan Chanana MD, DNB, MNAMS, FICO, Vinod Kumar MS, DNB, MNAMS, FICO, FRCS

The indications for vitrectomy in the Early Treatment of �� of all 3,711 enrolled patients underwent vitrectomy, were �� 2� �� diabetic retinopathy, providing superior visual outcomes. Early intervention is also now recommended in vitreous hemorrhage to avoid complications and achieve early rehabilitation.

��looking at vitrectomy as an intervention for proliferative �� 2 Although ��

�� undergo either early vitrectomy or deferral for one year. 3 ��the deferral group throughout the four years. However, there were also an increased number of patients in all diabetic sub-��surgical complications associated with earlier vitrectomy techniques and instrumentation. An early improvement in �� shown in all diabetes types, suggesting that in patients where only one eye is affected early vitrectomy is likely to be of ��in some diabetes types.