Pars Plana Vitrectomy Defined
Pars plana vitrectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure for a retina surgeon. A great deal of understanding about the surgery can be derived from the name of the procedure itself. The vitreous is the gelatinous tissue that fills the largest cavity in the back of the eye, and the suffix –ectomy confers its surgical removal. Pars plana comes from a Latin translation for “the flat part,” fitting for the eye’s anatomic location it represents – the flattest part o