1. Acute serous macular detachment and edema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification: A case series
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Maria Cordelia Strano, Mario Damiano Toro, Antonio Longo, Andrea Russo, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Teresio Avitabile, Michele Reibaldi, M. Ortho, Maurizio G. Uva, Michele Bellino, Longo, A, Reibaldi, M, Uva, Mg, Bonfiglio, V, Strano, Mc, Russo, A, Toro, M, Bellino, M, and Avitabile, T
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Visual Acuity ,Intraocular lens ,Fundus (eye) ,Macular Edema ,Postoperative Complications ,Lens Implantation, Intraocular ,Ophthalmology ,Edema ,medicine ,Humans ,Macular edema ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Phacoemulsification ,business.industry ,Subretinal Fluid ,Retinal Detachment ,Retinal detachment ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Surgery ,Acute Disease ,Female ,sense organs ,medicine.symptom ,Complication ,business ,Tomography, Optical Coherence - Abstract
Objective To report cases of acute serous macular detachment and edema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification. Design Retrospective case series. Participants We reviewed the clinical data of 5 patients who developed an acute serous macular detachment and edema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation by the same expert surgeon and without any complication during surgery. Methods Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), biomicroscopy, fundus examination, and optical coherence tomography were performed at 1, 3, 7, and 30 postoperative days. Results On the first postoperative day, all eyes had low visual acuity (median 1.0 logMAR) despite normal postoperative appearance of the anterior segment. Optical coherence tomography showed serous macular detachment with intraretinal fluid accumulation. After treatment with oral indomethacin and acetazolamide, at 7 days, intraretinal and subretinal fluid were fully reabsorbed and BCVA improved (at least 0.1 logMAR). In the following 6 months, no eye had recurrence of macular edema. Conclusions Acute serous macular detachment and edema can occur after uncomplicated phacoemulsification. It should be considered in cases of low visual acuity during the early postoperative period.
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- 2015