In the past ten years there has been a number of major advances when it comes to vitreoretinal surgery. These new innovations include pre-operative pharmacotherapy, pre-operative imaging and intra-operative fluidics, along with advanced cutting designs and high speed cutting solutions. These advancements have enhances the surgical outcomes that include a shortened positional requirement.

The advances in vitreoretinal surgery has improved visual and anatomic outcomes, offering surgical solutions for previously considered untreatable retina diseases. Patients often first have a consultation with an ophthalmic technician prior to deciding whether to go ahead with surgery, along with any postoperative care. It is essential that the retinal surgeon understands the patients experience and how this is essential to providing the right evaluation and counselling.

There have been three major changes to vitreoretinal surgery, as medicine continues to evolve and improve. These changes have improved the efficacy and safety of this type of surgery. In the United Kingdom, patients with cataracts that need vitreoretinal surgery have a combined surgery, including the IOL placement. In the near future, all vitreoretinal surgeries will integrate components that allow cataract surgery or combining the two.

There is a continued evolution for vitreoretinal surgery cutting that improves the speed of cutting, along with cutting configurations. The focus has been to increase the speed to reduce the impact of the cutter on surrounding tissues. This reduces the risk of complications moving forward, such as retinal tears. Cutting technologies today allow speeds of up to twenty thousand cuts per minutes without experiencing any decline in performance.

Ray Man, the PA to Mahi Muqit, said “Another innovation we have seen is using bevelling at the cutitng tip. This enables the cutter to manipulate the tissue, ensuring better development of the surgical plane in complex diseases. It allows the surgeon to bring the cutter closer to the tissues that need cutting.”

Surgical field illumination remains essential to all vitreoretinal surgeries. With improvements to illumination systems that are integrated with surgical platforms, retinal surgeons are able to improve visualisation and reduce the risk of photic trauma. These advances have made it easier for the surgeon to see their instruments and the anatomic pathology at the same time. Using a special indirect illumination system that is inserted into the eye, provides an indirect chandelier type illumination for two handed vitreoretinal surgeries.

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Mahi Muqit is a leading consultant ophthalmologist, cataract and vitreoretinal surgeon at two private clinics in London, United Kingdom. He provides patients with superior service and support with a range of surgical procedures to meet their eye sight requirements. He has built up a solid reputation for his eye services in the London area as an expert eye doctor and surgeon offering surgical retina, medical retina and complex cataract surgery. He also offers surgery to patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy. Mahi Muqit is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, a member of the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons and the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. To find out more, visit https://www.retinasurgeon.uk.com/.