New Retina Radio Journal Club: PPV vs PnR for RRD

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and pneumatic retinopexy (PnR) are both commonly employed to repair rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). What does the literature have to say about the safety and outcomes of these two procedures? Moderator Eric Nudleman, MD, PhD, asks panelists John Miller, MD; Thanos Papakostas, MD; and Priya Vakharia, MD, to break down the PIVOT and ALIGN studies, both of which were recently published in the journal Ophthalmology Retina. What were these studies’ findings—and how accurately do they reflect clinical experience?