[Vitrectomy for treatment of vitreous hemorrhage associated with age-related macular degeneration].

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an aging disorder which has been a leading cause for blindness among old people. The wet type AMD is the main cause which deteriorates visual function rapidly because of the complications including detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, formation of subretinal neovascular membrane and scar, subretinal and vitreous hemorrhage. This assay reports the results of vitrectomy for treatment of 10 cases with vitreous hemorrhage associated with AMD. The follow-up periods ranged from 1/2 to 28 months. The visual acuities in 9 cases were increased and in 1 case decreased. The factors affecting the postoperative visual acuity, operative complications and therapeutic prospects of the surgery were discussed.