Open AccessSaved by the buckle: primary buckle vitrectomy for macular hole detachment due to rapid progression of premacular fibrosis in acute retinal necrosis
Author(s) -
Mae Lynn Catherine Bastion
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2488
Subject(s) - scleral buckle , medicine , vitrectomy , retinal detachment , acute retinal necrosis , ophthalmology , buckle , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , retinal , retina , retinopathy , scleral buckling , surgery , visual acuity , retinitis , optics , virus , physics , structural engineering , virology , human cytomegalovirus , engineering , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
This report describes the rapid progress of a case of unilateral acute retinal necrosis (ARN) that led to formation of a macular hole rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with advanced proliferative vitreo-retinopathy (PVR) changes over the space of 2 weeks. This necessitated primary vitrectomy with circumferential scleral buckle placement, which facilitated reattachment of the retina.