Vision is one of a few senses people take for granted but imagine the shift in quality of life if suddenly there was a black curtain covering a patient’s visual field. Symptoms of retinal detachment can present as benign visual disturbances that could be
Kerns, Christa
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Retinal detachment in retinitis pigmentosa [PDF]
ObjectiveRetinitis pigmentosa-related retinal detachment (RPRD) is rare, and the full spectrum of retinal complications is not well defined. To describe the types of retinal detachment in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and the surgical outcomes of RPRD.MethodsThis is a non-comparative, retrospective case series.
Weng Onn Chan+4 more
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The effect of a preoperative subconjuntival injection of dexamethasone on blood-retinal barrier breakdown following scleral buckling retinal detachment surgery: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled double blind clinical trial [PDF]
Background: Blood-retinal barrier breakdown secondary to retinal detachment and retinal detachment repair is a factor in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). We wished to investigate whether an estimated 700 to 1000 ng/ml subretinal
Bali, E. (Ernesto)+5 more
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Emergency management of retinal detachment with pneumatic retinopexy and laser photocoagulation [PDF]
AIM: To evaluate the effects, surgical indications, complications and technique of pneumatic retinopexy(PR)combined with postoperative laser photocoagulation for the emergency treatment of retinal detachment.METHODS: A review of 45 consecutive eyes of 45
Yan-Jun Huang+4 more
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Preoperative electrophysiological characterization of patients with primary macula-involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachment [PDF]
Purpose: To determine 1) which components of retinal function are impaired after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, 2) which outer retinal pathways (rod- or cone-driven) are more severely affected, and 3) whether there is concomitant inner retinal ...
Apte, Rajendra+3 more
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Retinal detachment in albinism
To report the visual and anatomic outcomes of albino retinal detachment (ARD) repair.Collaborative retrospective analysis of ARD. Outcome measures were number of surgical interventions, final retinal reattachment, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at last follow-up.Seventeen eyes of 16 patients (12 males; mean age =37.8 years) had the following ...
ahmad mansour+12 more
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Retinal Detachment: What are the Types and Potential Causes? [PDF]
Retinal detachment is one of the few ocular emergencies. Depending on the extensiveness of the detachment, and whether it is macula on or macula off, will affect the patient’s visual acuity after treatment.
Skoblo, Mera
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Retinal Detachment in Preeclampsia [PDF]
Preeclampsia is an obstetric disease of unknown cause that affects approximately 5% of pregnant women. The visual system may be affected with variable intensity, being the retinal detachment a rare complication. The retinal detachment in preeclampsia is usually bilateral and serous, and its pathogenesis is related to the choroidal ischemia secondary to
Prado, Renata Silva do+2 more
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Extraocular Muscle Imbalance and Outcomes of Scleral Buckling Surgery for Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment [PDF]
Objective: The objective was to study the muscle imbalance, restrictive motility in unlike gazes and the outcomes of the scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Kawish, A. B. (Ayesha)+2 more
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Acute onset of retinal detachment after posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation [PDF]
Case report: a 34-year-old man with severe myopia, presented with acute visual loss in his right eye. This occurred 3 hours after a posterior chamber phakic (PCP) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, and was associated with a rhegmatogenous retinal ...
Arias Barquet, Lluís+5 more
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