Giant pigment epithelial tear after scleral buckling for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

To describe a patient with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) who developed a giant tear of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) after scleral buckling. A 64-year-old man with RRD underwent scleral buckling and cryoretinopexy on his right eye. A #506 silicone sponge was placed on the exit of the th...

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Published inRetinal cases & brief reports Vol. 2; no. 2; p. 115
Main Authors Tsuda, Kana, Yamamoto, Shuichi, Sugahara, Michitaka, Sugawara, Takeshi, Mitamura, Yoshinori
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published United States 2008
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Summary:To describe a patient with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) who developed a giant tear of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) after scleral buckling. A 64-year-old man with RRD underwent scleral buckling and cryoretinopexy on his right eye. A #506 silicone sponge was placed on the exit of the three vortex vein to seal retinal tears. On the 3 postoperative day, a choroidal detachment appeared, and on the 10 postoperative day, a large RPE developed at the posterior edge of the choroidal detachment. One month later, the entire retina was completely attached without any treatment. Ophthalmic surgeons should be aware that an RPE tear can be associated with choroidal detachment after scleral buckling.
ISSN:1935-1089
DOI:10.1097/ICB.0b013e318042b681