Visual loss may be due to silicone oil tamponade effect rather than silicone oil removal.
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Two cases of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with associated sickle cell disease in one patient, and situs inversus totalis in the other are reported. To our best knowledge, these associations have never been reported in RP.
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A 45-year-old woman, originally scheduled for cataract surgery in the left eye, was referred for management of a globe perforation noticed after the retrobulbar injection of an anesthetic solution. There was a moderate degree of vitreous hemorrhage, and initial visual acuity was hand movement. A submacular blood clot of about 4-disc diameter was detected when the vitreous hemorrhage gradually cleared. One week after the incident, combined phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implantation, pars plana vitrectomy, and submacular clot removal using tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) as an adjunct were performed. Recovery was uneventful. At the last follow-up 6 months after surgery, best corrected visual acuity was 20/30.
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PURPOSE: To report the surgical anatomy of vitreoretinal adhesions as observed intraoperatively in patients undergoing vitreous surgery for complications of Eales' disease. METHODS: Eighteen consecutive male patients (18 eyes) undergoing vitrectomy for Eales' disease were studied prospectively. Intraoperative diagnosis was vitreous hemorrhage (VH) in nine cases, traction retinal detachment (TRD) in four, VH and TRD in three, and combined traction-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in two. Epiretinal membranes (ERMs) obtained during surgery were studied using light microscopy and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: An incomplete posterior vitreous detachment was observed in all eyes. Multifocal vitreoretinal adhesions were evident in 83.3% of eyes. The proliferation was fibrovascular in 10 eyes and fibrous in eight. A radial traction fold extending from optic disk to periphery was observed in three eyes. A double-layered membrane, probably the result of vitreoschisis, caused tangential traction. ERMs consisted principally of type II collagen and the cellular element was predominantly composed of lymphocytes, glial cells, and macrophage-like cells (probably hyalocytes). CONCLUSIONS: Fibrous and fibrovascular proliferations have multiple areas of adhesions to the posterior vitreous cortex. The presence of type II collagen in the ERM indicates a possible vitreous collagen component to the double-layered membranes (vitreoschisis). Recognition of the double-layered membranes aids in relief of traction during surgery by delamination.
PURPOSE: To report the rare occurrence of subretinal fibrosis in patients with multifocal central serous chorioretinopathy and evaluate the role of systemic corticosteroids and the effects of laser photocoagulation on multifocal leaks. METHODS: A total of 29 patients (mean age, 37.7 years; 89.7% male) treated for subretinal fibrosis and multifocal central serous chorioretinopathy from 1983-1995 were reviewed retrospectively. Mean follow up was 26 months (range, 6.8-81 months). RESULTS: Retinal detachment involved the macula in 72.4% cases. Fluorescein angiography showed a mean of 6.7 (range, 2-22) central serous chorioretinopathy leaks and a mean of 1.8 (range, 1-5) retinal pigment epithelial detachments. The fundus pictures of 23 patients who were taking systemic corticosteroids showed no improvement. Following laser treatment, however, retinal reattachment was obtained in all eyes, and improvement in visual acuity of > 2 Snellen lines was noted in 68.9% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of subretinal fibrosis with secondary retinal detachment in otherwise healthy young patients, particularly in men, should alert the physician to look for multifocal central serous retinopathy leaks. Systemic corticosteroids did not prove effective in treating these patients, although laser treatment is recommended for each leak identified on an angiogram.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to determine the success rate of pneumatic retinopexy (PR) after failed scleral buckling and to elucidate the predictors for anatomic failure by multiple logistic regression analysis. METHODS: Thirty-six eyes with recurrent retinal detachment after failed scleral buckling underwent PR. Intraocular tamponade was attained with SF6 (20 eyes), C3F8 (13 eyes), and air (3 eyes). Median follow-up was 14 months. RESULTS: Retinal reattachment was obtained in 69.4%. Multivariate analysis identified two risk factors for failure: location of retinal break either on the posterior slope or posterior to buckle (P = 0.01) and extent of retinal detachment greater than two quadrants (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Pneumatic retinopexy is an effective alternative to revision surgical operations if the leaking retinal break is located on the buckle.