Combined phaco-vitrectomy provides lower costs and greater area under the curve vision gains than sequential vitrectomy and phacoemulsification.
Alexander D PortJohn G NolanNicole H SiegelXuejing ChenSteven D NessManju L SubramanianPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2020)
Combined phaco-vitrectomy surgery resulted in greater area under the curve visual acuity benefit and attainment of best visual acuity 15 months sooner compared with conventional sequential surgeries. There were no significant differences in complication rates or clinical outcomes between the groups, but operative times and costs were lower for combined surgery, supporting a favorable cost-benefit ratio. Graphical abstract.