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Abstract
Purpose A prospective, randomised, masked study comparing three different intraocular infusion solutions used during vitrectomy on postoperative electroretinography (ERG) and retinal histology of rabbit eyes.
Methods, materials and animals Twelve rabbit eyes were used with each group of three intraocular infusion solutions: Lactated Ringers (LR), balanced salt solution (BSS) and balanced salt solution-plus (BSS-Plus).
Results At 24 hours postoperatively, the ERG values were 36%, 68% and 75% of the normal values for LR, BSS and BSS-Plus, respectively. At 72 hours postoperatively, the ERG values were 50%, 84% and 100% of the normal values for LR, BSS and BSS-Plus, respectively. At 72 hours postoperatively, 3/12, 10/12 and 12/12 of the vitrectomised eyes had regained normal-value ERGs for LR, BSS, and BSS-Plus eyes, respectively. At 1 week postoperatively, 4/12 and 12/12 of LR and BSS eyes, respectively, had normal ERGs. The number of LR eyes regaining normal ERG values was 4/12, 6/12 and 9/12, measured at 1, 4 and 15 weeks postoperatively, respectively.
Retina histology At 15 weeks follow-up, histopathology was performed on several rabbit eyes. Histological examination of LR-irrigated eyes showed 2/7 normal retinas, whereas 5/7 showed changes that ranged from vacuoles in the inner retina to numerous vacuoles in both the outer and inner retina with disruption of the inner nuclear layer. The histology of BSS-infused and BSS-Plus-infused rabbit eyes was normal.
Conclusion LR solution, when used during vitrectomy, has a more prolonged negative effect on ERG than BSS and BSS-Plus. Histological changes seen in LR eyes may explain the ERG results.
- Infusion solutions
- Vitrectomy
- Scotopic ERG
- Rabbit
- Retina histology
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Contributors PF: gave the idea, shared in the primary planning/set-up and data analysis, supervised, read and helped in the corrections of the manuscript. GW: supervision, expenses, shared in manuscript revision and data retrieval. MH: shared in research plan and set-up, assisted in work, performed data acquisition, data statistical analysis and manuscript revision. HAD: performed surgeries, assisted in data acquisition, and wrote and submitted the manuscript. The previous persons are listed as authors of the manuscript.
Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency that involves any of the authors.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.