POSTERIOR VITREOUS DETACHMENT INDUCED BY INJECTION OF PLASMIN AND SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE IN THE RABBIT VITREOUS

Purpose: To investigate whether an injection of plasmin and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) can induce posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) without vitrectomy. Methods: One eye each of 15 New Zealand white rabbits was assigned to one of three groups. Eyes in group 1 received a vitreous injection of 1 unit of human plasmin (0.1 mL reconstituted in balanced salt solution) and 0.5 mL of SF6; eyes in group 2 received a vitreous injection of plasmin alone;...