Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is a commonly used surgery that makes up 71% of all vitreoretinal surgeries. This surgery covers retinal breaks and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, and diabetic eye disease. [1][2][3][4] The other surgery categories constitute 5% of all operati-
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