Retinal detachment caused by giant tears: recent clinical results

We perform surgery on ten eyes of ten patients of retinal Detachment with giant retinal tear. The surgical procedure induced lensectomy, vitrectomy, retinal incarceration, circumferential scleral buckling on 360 degrees, retinal tamponade with gaz (C3F8) and post-operative photocoagulation of the giant tear. Although most of cases was associated with massive proliferation vitreo-retinopathy, total retinal reattachment was achieved in five eyes.     

先天性青光眼视网膜脱离的手术治疗

目的探讨先天性青光眼视网膜脱离的特点及手术疗法。方法对28例30眼先天性青光眼视网膜脱离的手术治疗进行回顾性分析。结果手术治疗的28眼中26眼解剖性成功，所有眼术后眼压均增高。随访20例21眼，再次发生视网膜脱离5眼。最终视力提高9眼，不变7眼，下降5眼。最终眼压正常14眼，增高4眼，低眼压3眼。结论视网膜脱离范围和PVR的严重程度是影响先天性青光眼视网膜脱离患者视功能预后的主要因素。及时治疗并保持眼压的稳定，可以保持和提高视功能。     

巨大裂孔性视网膜脱离手术疗效分析

目的:评价巨大裂孔性视网膜脱离的手术治疗效果。方法:回顾性分析32例33眼巨大裂孔性视网膜脱离,采用巩膜扣带术(2眼)和平坦部玻璃体切除术联合20%C_3F_8(3眼)或硅油(28眼)充填,20眼切除晶状体,27眼使用过氟化碳、协助剥膜,使用冷凝(9眼)和(或)眼内氩激光(24眼)封闭裂孔。结果:术后随访6～42个月[平均(16.97±9.88)个月],26眼视网膜完全复位(78.8%),4眼黄斑复位,3眼未复位。复位的30眼中,术后视力低于0.02者4眼,0.02～0.04者3眼,0.05～0.08者2眼,0.1～0.3者14眼,0.4～0.7者7眼。结论:根据裂孔的情况正确选择手术方法和眼内充填物,大部分巨大裂孔性视网膜脱离患眼可脱盲。早期诊断、早期手术是巨大裂孔性视网膜脱离获得较好视力预后的关键,术后增生性玻璃体视网膜病变是导致手术失败的主要原因。眼科学报2003;19:71-74     

Retinal complications following YAG laser capsulotomy

Eighteen patients (19 eyes) developed retinal complications following YAG laser capsulotomy. Complications included one retinal flap tear, two macular holes, six eyes with cystoid macular edema, and ten retinal detachments. The retinal complications resulted from opening the capsule and were not a specific complication of the YAG laser.     

Valacyclovir in the treatment of Acute Retinal Necrosis

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: To report the outcome of oral valacyclovir as the sole antiviral therapy for patients with acute retinal necrosis (ARN). METHODS: This study reports a retrospective, interventional case series of nine consecutive patients with ten eyes with newly diagnosed ARN treated with oral valacyclovir as the sole antiviral agent. Eight patients received oral valacyclovir 1 g tid (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline) and one patient with impaired renal function received oral 1 g tid. The main outcome measures were response to treatment, time to initial response to treatment, time to complete resolution of retinitis, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at final follow-up, retinal detachment and development of recurrent or second eye disease. RESULTS: Retinitis resolved in ten of ten (100%) affected eyes. The median time to initial detectable response was seven days and the median time to complete resolution was 21 days. A final BCVA of 20/40 or better was achieved in 6/10 (60%) of eyes. 3/10 eyes (30%) developed a retinal detachment. No patients developed either disease reactivation or second eye involvement over the course of the study (mean follow up 31 weeks, range 7 to 104 weeks). CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with oral valacyclovir as the sole antiviral therapy resulted in complete resolution of retinitis. Final BCVA and retinal detachment rate were comparable with previously reported outcomes for intravenous acyclovir.     

Retinal detachment in aphakia

In a prospective study five hundred consecutive cases of cataract operations were followed during ten years. Nine cases of retinal detachment were observed. In a retrospective study 77 cases with aphakic retinal detachment were studied according to type of cataract operation, interval between this operation and the onset of retinal detachment, refraction, area of detachment and results of treatment. About fifty percent of the cases of retinal detachment are observed during the first year after the cataract operation. At the first examination the detached area is usually larger in aphakic eyes than in phakic eyes. The anatomical and functional cure after detachment operation is probably less in aphakic than phakic eyes.     

Retinal detachment in the eyes with retinopathy of prematurity]

In the period of 1983-1988 among 57 retinal detachments in children and youth in 8 cases (10 eyes) the authors found the retinopathy of prematurity as a cause of retinal detachment. The characteristic picture of changes in these eyes was discussed. Combined surgical procedures were performed in 7 cases achieving a cure in 6. Emphasized was the significance of periodical examinations of these eyes with the aim of eventual prophylaxis of retinal detachment and of therapy of amblyopia.     

Retinal detachment in the mentally retarded

PURPOSE: To report the clinical features and surgical outcomes of retinal detachment in mentally retarded patients. METHODS: Retrospective review of records of mentally retarded patients who had retinal reattachment surgery at the authors' institutions between February 1994 and February 2000. There were 8 patients with 13 surgically treated eyes. Demographic and clinical data were abstracted from the patients' medical records. RESULTS: The retina of 12/13 (92%) eyes remained reattached after a follow-up ranging from 9 to 78 months. In 6 eyes of the 4 patients whose visual acuity (VA) could be determined, VA improved in 5 eyes of 3 patients. In the remaining 4 patients whose VA could not be determined, improved behavioral patterns suggesting a successful surgical outcome were observed in 3 patients with bilateral retinal detachment, although in one of these patients only unilateral retinal reattachment was achieved. The findings in the eyes in this study agree with the findings in reports on patients with traumatic retinal detachment. CONCLUSIONS: The retinal reattachment rate is fair in the mentally retarded compared with the rate in other segments of the population. Ophthalmological examinations should be provided regularly for mentally retarded persons to keep open the possibility for early sight-improving surgery.     

Retinal detachment after intraocular lens implantation

Between August 1982 and July 1985, 19 eyes were operated for pseudophakic retinal detachment (PRD) (Anterior chamber lens in 13 eyes, posterior chamber lens in 3 eyes and iris supported lens in 3 eyes). The characteristics of these pseudophakic retinal detachments were very similar to those following intracapsular cataract extractions. Retina was re-attached in 18 eyes (95%), in 14 eyes, after one buckling procedure. In 4 eyes, altogether 12 surgical procedures were needed to re-attach the retina. Problems to visualize the peripheral retina, made it necessary to remove the IOL in 3 eyes (2 iris fixated and one in the anterior chamber).     

在显微镜下联合间接眼底镜行视网膜脱离非凝固手术

目的:探讨显微镜联合间接眼底镜行外路视网膜脱离非凝固手术的可行性及效果。方法:2007-01/08对50例50眼孔源性视网膜脱离患者,在显微镜下行球结膜环形剪开、四直肌预置牵引线、巩膜外放液或不放液、放置或不放置环扎条带、巩膜缝线固定硅胶(或硅海绵)外加压块、缝合球结膜,在间接眼底镜下行视网膜裂孔定位及术毕眼底检查,术中对裂孔未作凝固处理。术后裂孔周围行激光光凝。手术后随访3~9mo。结果:所有患者手术过程顺利,平均手术时间缩短。手术中并发症:1例术中视网膜下出血;手术后随访3~9mo,视网膜完全复位47眼,1眼出血性视网膜脱离经保守治疗后视网膜复位,1眼手术后视网膜脱离复发经玻璃体手术后视网膜复位,1眼手术后视网膜脱离未复位经二次环扎带调位术后视网膜复位;手术后视力提高43眼,不变5眼,下降2眼。结论:显微镜下联合间接眼底镜操作巩膜扣带术及对裂孔未作凝固处理,使手术创伤小、时间缩短、术中及术后并发症少、手术效果好,患者满意度高。     

Retinal detachment in Marfan syndrome: clinical characteristics and surgical outcome

PURPOSE: To describe the clinical characteristics of retinal detachments in patients with Marfan syndrome and report the surgical outcome of vitreoretinal surgery. METHODS: Records relating to 53 eyes of 45 patients with Marfan syndrome who underwent surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment were reviewed. Of the 53 eyes, 24 (45.3%) underwent scleral buckling as the first procedure and 29 (54.7%) underwent vitrectomy surgery with scleral buckle as the first procedure. Main outcome measures included clinical characteristics of retinal detachment, reattachment rates, and functional improvement in vision. RESULTS: Characteristic findings included total retinal detachment in 40 (75.5%) eyes, atrophic holes in 24 (45.3%) eyes, more than four retinal breaks in 21 eyes (39.6%), preequatorial and postequatorial breaks in 20 (37.7%) eyes, giant retinal tears in six (11.3%) eyes, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (posterior, anterior, or both) in nine (17%) eyes. In 30 (56.6%) eyes, retinal breaks were located only in the temporal half of the retina. Of the 24 eyes with myopia, 13 (54.2%) had a myopic correction greater than 7 diopters. At the median follow-up of 10.7 months, complete retinal reattachment was obtained in 87.6% and 86.2% of patients undergoing scleral buckling (including additional procedures such as vitrectomy) and vitrectomy surgery, respectively. In eyes with reattached retinas, a final visual acuity of 20/200 or better was obtained in 81% of the patients after scleral buckling and in 56% of the patients after vitrectomy surgery (P = 0.07). CONCLUSIONS: Retinal detachment in Marfan syndrome is complete in 75% of the eyes. More than half (56%) the eyes had a retinal break only in the temporal half of the retina, and 83% had at least a break in the temporal half of the retina. Currently available vitreoretinal surgical techniques result in successful reattachment of the retina in approximately 86% of the eyes.     

Retinal detachment following excimer laser

AIMS—To report the clinical presentation, surgical management, and outcome of retinal detachment following excimer laser.
METHODS—Retrospective analysis of retinal detachments observed in 11 eyes of 10 myopic patients who had previously undergone photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) by excimer laser.
RESULTS—Symptoms of visual loss in two eyes were initially attributed to corneal haze. In 10 of 11 eyes visualisation of the retinal detachment and causative break was possible despite mild corneal haze and optical aberrations caused by the refractive laser procedure. Retinal reattachment was achieved in all 11 eyes though one eye required four surgical interventions.
CONCLUSION—This is the first published report to describe an association between retinal detachment and previous excimer laser treatment. The association would appear to reflect the predisposition of myopes to retinal detachment. Clinicians should be aware of potential retinal pathology in patients undergoing PRK.

     

Retinal detachment in myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis

PURPOSE: To report the characteristics and surgical outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS: Clinical charts of patients that developed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after LASIK were reviewed. Surgery to repair rhegmatogenous retinal detachment was performed in 31 eyes (mean follow-up of 14 months after vitreoretinal surgery). RESULTS: A total of 38,823 eyes underwent surgical correction of myopia from -0.75 to -29.00 D (mean -6.00 D). Thirty-three eyes (27 patients; frequency .08%) developed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after LASIK; detachments occurred between 12 days and 60 months (mean 16.3 mo) after LASIK. Eyes that developed a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment had a mean -8.75 D before LASIK. Most rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and retinal breaks occurred in the temporal quadrants (71.1%). Final best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) of 20/40 or better was obtained in 38.7% of the 31 eyes (two patients refused surgery). Poor final visual acuity (20/200 or worse) occurred in 22.6% of eyes. Information regarding visual acuity after LASIK and before the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment was available in 24 eyes; 45.8% (11/24 eyes) lost two or more lines of visual acuity after vitreo-retinal surgery. Reasons for poor visual acuity included the development of proliferative vitreo-retinopathy (n=5), epiretinal membrane (n=1), chronicity of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (n=1), new breaks (n=1), displaced corneal flap (n=1), and cataract. CONCLUSIONS: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after LASIK for myopia is a serious complication. Final visual acuity may be limited by myopic degeneration, amblyopia, or delayed surgical repair.     

Retinal detachment after YAG-laser capsulotomy

Preoperative findings and postoperative results in 8 patients with retinal detachment after YAG-laser capsulotomy are described. In this period the over-all incidence of clinical retinal detachment in pseudophakic eyes after YAG capsulotomy in our hospital was 1.0% (2 of 193). Possible relationships between YAG-laser capsulotomy and retinal detachment are discussed. Two risk factors for developing retinal detachment were found in 6 of 8 patients. After surgical repair 7 retinas were re-attached. The final visual acuity was better than 0.5 in 5 patients.     

特发性视网膜血管炎的临床特征

目的：总结特发性视网膜血管炎患者的眼底改变。治疗效果和最佳手术时机。方法：回顾性总结213例（321眼）临床诊断为特发性视网膜血管炎并住院治疗的临床资料和部分患者随访结果。结果：玻璃体积血211眼（65.7%)，血管白鞘190眼（59.2%)，视网膜新生血管126眼（35.2%)，视网膜脱离89眼（27.7%)，黄斑水肿48眼，占15%，经过各种治疗后，平均视力提高0.12。结论：本病眼底表现复杂，以玻璃体出血，血管白鞘和视网膜出血最为多见，积极的治疗可以有效的改善视力。适合手术治疗的患者可尽早手术。     

A New Microsurgical Technique to Correct Retinal Detachment

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of a new technique to repair retinal detachments (RD) under the microscope. Methods : Thirty-six consecutive patients (36 eyes) who presented to our clinic with rhegmatogenous RD without severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy ( ≤C1) were included. The sutures for buckling and/or encircling bands were preplaced according to the preoperative location of the breaks using a three-mirror contact lens. Drainage of subretinal fluid, retinal cryotherapy, buckling, locating the retinal breaks, and intravitreal gases injection were performed under surgical microscopy. The surgical effects were compared with those in 37 consecutive patients with rhegmatogenous RD who underwent surgery under binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. Results: The simultaneous intraoperative observation of fundus details and the sclera through the microscope was excellent in all cases. The effect of retinal cryotherapy was clearly visible. Mild opacity of the refractive media did not interfere with observing cryotherapy and locating the breaks. Retinal reattachment was obtained in 31 eyes (86%) during the primary surgery and in three eyes after a second surgery (94% total). The best-corrected visual acuity was <0.1 in 6 eyes (16.7%) , 0.1-0.4 in 15 eyes (41.7%) and ≥ 0.5 in 15 eyes (41.7%). The results were similar to that of RD surgery performed under indirect ophthalmoscopy. Conclusions : This microsurgical procedure to correct RD is simple, convenient, reliable, provides an upright image, and facilitates good recovery similar to conventional RD surgery.     

Retinal detachment in East Africa

PURPOSE: To report the causes of retinal detachment in an African setting and the outcome after surgery. DESIGN: Noncomparative interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 361 eyes in 345 patients. METHODS: Data were collected from patients' case notes. A minimum of 2 months' follow-up was available for 254 eyes. Risk factors for poor anatomic or visual outcome were analyzed by logistic regression. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary anatomic success, which was defined as an attached retina at least 2 months after the initial surgery, without any additional interventions; final anatomic success, defined as an attached retina at least 2 months after the latest intervention; and visual outcome, defined as the corrected visual acuity at least 2 months after the last operation. RESULTS: The macula was detached at presentation in 332 (91.9%) eyes. In 203 (56.2%) eyes, the retina had been detached for >1 month. Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)-grade C1 or worse-was present in 63 (17.5%) eyes. Thirty eyes (8.3%) had giant retinal tears. Ninety-five patients (27.5%) were blind (<20/400 in the better eye) at presentation. The retina was successfully reattached with 1 operation in 186 (73.2%) eyes. The most frequent cause of primary failure was missed breaks or new breaks. The final anatomic success rate in eyes observed for at least 8 weeks after the last operation was 88.2%. Giant retinal tear and PVR were significant independent predictors of anatomic failure. In eyes with successfully reattached retinas, 63.9% achieved 20/200 vision or better. Among successfully reattached macula-off detachments, risk factors for a poor visual outcome (<20/200) were macular hole, duration of retinal detachment >1 month, and poor preoperative acuity. Of 74 blind patients with 2 months' follow-up, only 23 (31.1%) remained blind at the latest follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Retinal detachment is a treatable cause of blindness in Africa. Despite late presentation and complex pathology, surgical repair is frequently successful and often restores navigational vision. Greater emphasis should be given to the recognition and treatment of retinal detachment in regional training programs for ophthalmologists and primary eye care workers.     

前部增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变的视网脱离及其手术治疗

目的 探讨前部增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变（ｐｒｏｌｉｆｅｒａｔｉｖｅ ｖｉｔｒｅｏｒｅｔｉｎｏｐａｔｈｙ,ＰＶＲ）视网膜脱离的临床特点及其手术治疗效果,方法 分析Ｃ～Ｄ级ＰＶＲ视网膜脱离患者８３例（８３只眼）;并针对其前部和后部病变,采用不同的手术方法进行治疗。结果 ８３例视网膜脱离患者中,前部ＰＶＲ３４只眼,占４１．０％;后部ＰＶＲ４９只眼,占５９．０％,发病年龄前者较轻,平均２８．５岁;后者３８．     

Retinal detachment and infantile-onset glaucoma in Stickler syndrome associated with known and novel COL2A1 mutations

Background: Few reports on surgical outcomes after retinal detachment in Stickler syndrome exist. Also, infantile-onset glaucoma associated with Stickler syndrome has been rarely reported and no reports exist that examine outcomes after glaucoma surgery. This study describes the clinical and genetic associations and the long-term outcomes of retinal detachment repair or glaucoma surgery in patients with Stickler syndrome.

Materials and Methods: Retrospective, single-center, case series of patients with Stickler syndrome. Demographics, clinical features, genetic mutations, and long-term surgical outcomes of eyes that experienced retinal detachment or diagnosed with infantile-onset glaucoma were assessed.

Results: Fifteen patients were identified with a mean age of 13 years at presentation and followed for a mean of 6 years. Two-thirds were male. Genetic analysis was performed as part of routine examination in nine patients from eight families. All were identified as having variants in COL2A1, three of which were novel. Six eyes of six patients experienced retinal detachment. Fifty percent of eyes without prophylactic laser treatment experienced retinal detachment, whereas only 5% of eyes that underwent prophylactic therapy detached. Despite surgical intervention for retinal detachment, five eyes became phthisical. Five eyes of three patients were diagnosed with infantile-onset glaucoma. All five eyes required multiple glaucoma surgeries, and three eyes became phthisical.

Conclusions: This study illustrates the surgical challenges encountered in patients with Stickler syndrome. Additionally, infantile-onset glaucoma may be more prevalent than previously reported and presents a challenge in terms of management. A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to provide optimal care to these patients.     

Retinal detachment in children and adolescents

During a 4-year period 22 eyes with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in children and young adults up to 20 years of age were operated on. This group comprised 6.3 percent of all rhegmatogenous retinal detachments operated on during the same period. In 9 eyes (40.9%) the detachment was due to a direct ocular trauma. In the remaining cases the main etiological factors were: myopia with or without lattice degeneration (5 eyes), retinopathy of prematurity (2 eyes), hereditary vitreoretinal degeneration (1 eye), uveal coloboma (2 eyes), aphakia after congenital cataract (1 eye), sex-linked juvenile retinoschisis (1 eye), and central retinal vein occlusion (1 eye), Conventional surgical procedures using episcleral or intrascleral implants or an encircling band combined with cryotherapy were used. After a follow-up of 7 months to 3.3 years (mean 1.5 years) the retina was flat in 18 cases (82%) and still detached in those with uveal coloboma (2 eyes), hereditary vitreoretinal degeneration (1 eye), and central retinal vein occlusion (1 eye). All traumatic detachments were flat.