Abstract
Purpose: To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear treated by macular translocation with 360° retinotomy. Methods: Interventional case report. A 75-year-old woman with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and retinal pigment epithelial tear underwent macular translocation with 360° retinotomy and silicone oil tamponade. After 3 months, pars plana vitrectomy, silicone oil removal, and muscle surgery were performed. Results: Twenty-two months after macular translocation surgery, the visual acuity of the patient had improved to 20/50 (preoperative 20/200). No proliferative vitreoretinopathy or recurrence of the choroidal neovascularisation was observed. Conclusions: Macular translocation surgery with 360° retinotomy can improve vision in retinal pigment epithelial tear secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Zeitschrift | Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology |
Jahrgang | 243 |
Ausgabenummer | 6 |
Seiten (von - bis) | 619-621 |
Seitenumfang | 3 |
ISSN | 0721-832X |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 06.2005 |
Strategische Forschungsbereiche und Zentren
- Profilbereich: Lübeck Integrated Oncology Network (LION)