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
Pages
3
From page
487
To page
489
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
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number
625078
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