Editing Vitrectomy (section)

==Complications==
There are a few complications that can result from vitrectomy surgery. [[Cataract]] is the most frequent complication. Many patients will develop a cataract within the first few years after surgery.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Benson WE, Brown GC, Tasman W, McNamara JA | title = Complications of vitrectomy for non-clearing vitreous hemorrhage in diabetic patients | journal = Ophthalmic Surgery | volume = 19 | issue = 12 | pages = 862–4 | date = December 1988 | pmid = 3231410 }}</ref> Because there have been no published controlled trials evaluating the benefits and risks stemming from post vitrectomy cataract surgery, ophthalmologists have no clear evidence to rely upon when counseling patients about cataract surgery.<ref name="Do">{{cite journal |author=Do DV, Gichuhi S, Vedula SS, Hawkins BS |title=Surgery for postvitrectomy cataract |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=1 |pages=CD006366 |date=2018 |issue=1 |pmid=29364503|pmc=4257703 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD006366.pub4}}</ref>

Other common complications include high intraocular pressure, bleeding in the eye, and [[retinal edema]], swelling in the back of the eye.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Constantin |first1=Brănişteanu |title=Vitrectomy surgery of diabetic retinopathy complications |journal=Rom J Ophthalmol |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=31–6 |date=2016 |pmid=27220230|pmc=5712917 }}</ref> In most cases, the retinal edema can be managed with over-the-counter medication. In severe cases, this swelling can be treated with intra-ocular injections.<ref>{{cite web |title=macular-edema-treatment |url=https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/macular-edema-treatment |website=AAO |access-date=22 November 2019|date=2018-08-07 }}</ref>

More severe complications after a vitrectomy are [[endophthalmitis]] (inflammation of the fluids in the eye) or suprachoroidal hemorrhage (bleeding above the choroidal layer of the eye). Rates of these complications have been reported to be less than 0.5%.

Lastly, although vitrectomy surgery is often done to correct retinal detachments, a subsequent retinal detachment is a possible complication as well. Rates of retinal detachment have been reported to be less than 5%.