TY - JOUR A1 - Trujillo-Sanchez, Gloria A1 - Gonzalez-De La Rosa, Alejandro A1 - Navarro-Partida, Jose A1 - Haro-Morlett, Luis A1 - Altamirano-Vallejo, Juan A1 - Santos, Arturo T1 - Feasibility and safety of vitrectomy under topical anesthesia in an office-based setting Y1 - 2018/8/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 1136 EP - 1140 VL - 66 IS - 8 UR - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=8;spage=1136;epage=1140;aulast=Trujillo-Sanchez DO - 10.4103/ijo.IJO_289_18 N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of office-based vitreoretinal procedures. Methods: Patients undergoing primary elective pars plana vitrectomy were elected for surgery in an office-based setting (performed in a minor procedure room under topical anesthesia [TA] and oral anxiolysis). Rates of surgical objective achievement, surgical timing, and comfort were recorded to evaluate feasibility. Intraoperative and postoperative adverse events were assessed to evaluate safety. Results: Office-based vitrectomy surgery was performed in 34 eyes of 30 patients. The mean surgical time was 12.351 ± 8.21 min. Surgical objectives were achieved in 100% of cases. The mean best-corrected visual acuity improvement was 9.08 letters (P < 0.0001). During most parts of the procedure, no patient reported pain or discomfort. Neither intraoperative nor postoperative adverse events were reported until the final follow-up visit. Conclusion: Office-based vitreoretinal procedures under TA could be as feasible and as safe as vitreoretinal procedures under conventional anesthesia. ER -