Submacular fluid after encircling buckle surgery for inferior macula-off retinal detachment in young patients.

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serval:BIB_968E5E94DDF8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Submacular fluid after encircling buckle surgery for inferior macula-off retinal detachment in young patients.
Journal
Acta Ophthalmologica
Author(s)
Abouzeid H., Becker K., Holz F.G., Wolfensberger T.J.
ISSN
1755-3768 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1755-375X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
87
Number
1
Pages
96-99
Language
english
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Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
WOS Document Type: Article
Abstract
PURPOSE: Characterization of persistent diffuse subretinal fluid using optical coherence tomography (OCT) after successful encircling buckle surgery for inferior macula-off retinal detachment in young patients.
METHODS: Institutional retrospective review of six young patients (mean age 31 +/- 6 years; five female, one male) with spontaneous inferior rhegmatogenous macula-off retinal detachment. All patients were treated with encircling buckle surgery and five out of six underwent additional external drainage of subretinal fluid. Mean follow-up was 37 +/- 25 months (range 17-75 months) and included complete ophthalmic and OCT examination.
RESULTS: At 6 months, 100% of patients showed persistence of subretinal fluid on OCT. Four patients had diffuse fluid accumulation, whereas two patients showed a 'bleb-like' accumulation of fluid. This fluid was present independent of whether or not patients had been treated with external fluid drainage. Subretinal fluid only started to disappear on OCT between 6 and more than 12 months after surgery.
CONCLUSION: Young patients with inferior macula-off retinal detachments and a marginally liquefied vitreous may show persisting postoperative subclinical fluid under the macula for longer periods of time than described previously.
Keywords
Adult, Body Fluids/metabolism, Drainage/methods, Exudates and Transudates/metabolism, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Macula Lutea/surgery, Male, Postoperative Complications, Retinal Detachment/surgery, Retrospective Studies, Scleral Buckling/adverse effects, Time Factors, Tomography, Optical Coherence
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