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Subretinal Membranes in Proliferatlve Vitreoretinopathy
- Source :
- Ophthalmology. 96:1403-1415
- Publication Year :
- 1989
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1989.
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Abstract
- Subretinal membranes (SRMs) are an important but rarely identified component of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PRV). In 153 consecutive cases that had vitreoretinal surgery for this condition and were followed for at least 6 months, SRMs were encountered in 72 eyes (47%). In 20 (28%) of the 72 eyes, the SRMs prevented complete retinal reattachment and needed to be removed or excised through one or multiple retinotomies. Intraoperative complications related to the SRMs or their removal included choroidal or retinal hemorrhage in three eyes (15%), subretinal air in three eyes (15%), and unplanned extension of the retinotomies in two eyes (10%). The 20 eyes requiring SRMs removal were followed for a median of 11 months. Retinas were reattached in 13 eyes (65%), although only 4 eyes (20%) had a visual acuity of 5/200 or better. Recognizing SRMs as a component of PVR is important in helping to maximize the anatomic success rate although the effects on visual function are not fully known.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Visual acuity
genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment
Eye disease
Visual Acuity
Vitrectomy
Retinal Diseases
Ophthalmology
Methods
medicine
Humans
Fluorescein Angiography
Child
Intraoperative Complications
Aged
Membranes
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Hemorrhage
Retinal detachment
Middle Aged
Prognosis
medicine.disease
Fluorescein angiography
eye diseases
Surgery
Vitreous Body
Female
sense organs
Epiretinal membrane
medicine.symptom
business
Follow-Up Studies
Retinopathy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01616420
- Volume :
- 96
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....541432a006ffd0a509e853faf0f6b411
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0161-6420(89)32712-6