Title of article :
Vitrectomy for a periting macular fold in a cae of reolved hypotony maculopathy
Author/Authors :
arah E. Benon، نويسنده , , Keith Barton، نويسنده , , Zdenek J. Gregor، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Abstract :
Purpoe
To decribe a patient with reolved hypotony maculopathy with a peritent retinal fold (depite normalization of intraocular preure [IOP]) who underwent ucceful urgical intervention by vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peel, and ga tamponade.
Deign
Interventional cae report.
Method
A 55-year-old man with a hypotony-induced macular retinal fold that did not improve following normalization of IOP underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and ga injection. Optical coherence tomography can were performed both before and after urgery.
Reult
Bet-corrected viual acuity (BCVA) improved from 6/60 preoperatively to 6/9, with improvement in ditortion. On repeat optical coherence tomography examination, the macular retinal fold had reolved.
Concluion
Vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling and ga tamponade may be ueful for cae of reolved hypotony maculopathy complicated by a peritent macular fold after normalization of IOP.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology