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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