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Two cases with retinitis pigmentosa that developed severe retinal atrophy long after vitreo-retinal surgery

Author(s) -

Gen Miura,

Takayuki Baba,

Shuichi Yamamoto

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

american journal of ophthalmology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 2451-9936

DOI - 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100716

Subject(s) - retinitis pigmentosa , medicine , pars plana , ophthalmology , retinal , vitrectomy , atrophy , visual acuity , epiretinal membrane , pathology

Purpose To report two cases with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) who underwent vitreo-retinal surgery and developed severe retinal atrophy. Observations Case 1 was a 36-year old man who underwent 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for a macular hole (MH), and Case 2 was a 71-year-old man who also underwent 20-gauge PPV for an epiretinal membrane (ERM). During 13 years follow-up period, severe retinal atrophy developed near the macula that progressed rapidly and the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was reduced to 1.1 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) units in the MH case and to no light perception in the ERM case. Conclusions and importance An unexpected severe retinal atrophy can develop long after vitreo-retinal surgery in RP patients.

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