Dr. Charles Campbell is proud to bring sutureless vitrectomy or 25 gauge surgery to Corpus Christi. He has been performing this form of surgery since the beginning of 2005!

The standard vitrectomy involves cutting through the conjunctiva, or fleshy part of the front of the eye, and making openings in the pars plana area which require stitches at the end of the surgery.
In the sutureless technique, small tubes, canulas or trochars are placed through the pars plana area and very tiny instruments are placed through these tubes. Once the surgery is complete, the tubes are removed and no stitches are needed.

This is great news for the patient. They will not experience the discomfort of sutures and since it is less traumatic to the eye there will be less swelling, inflammation and therefore an overall reduction in recovery time.

Only in certain cases can sutureless vitrectomy surgery be performed. If you are scheduled to have Vitreous surgery, Dr. Campbell will decide if this type of Vitrectomy is right for you.