“…Changes regarding photoreceptor degeneration, loss of ganglion cell axons and subsequent degeneration of the ganglion cell layer, which may be spread beyond the border of the detached retina, have been documented in experimental models [2,3,4,5,6,7]. Furthermore, surgical manipulations [8,9], intraocular pressure (IOP) variation during surgery [10,11], toxic effect of C 3 F 8 [12] and retinal dehydration caused by air infusion during PPV [13,14,15,16,17] may have deleterious effects on neural tissue, presenting as visual field defects in cases of macular holes, treated by PPV and intraocular gas.…”