Open AccessLaser Photocoagulation Repair of Recurrent Macula-Sparing Retinal Detachments
Author(s) -
Eun Suk Lee,
Hyoung Jun Koh,
Oh Woong Kwon,
Sung Chul Lee
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.446
Subject(s) - retinal detachment , retina , retinal , medicine , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , ophthalmology , laser , scleral buckling , retinopathy , laser treatment , laser coagulation , surgery , visual acuity , optics , diabetes mellitus , physics , endocrinology
Laser photocoagulation was performed around a detached retina in 4 patients who developed localized retinal detachment after successful scleral buckling. The range of retinal redetachment in all 4 patients was no larger than that of the initial retinal detachment and did not go over the vascular arcade. No evidence of vitreous traction or proliferative vitreoretinopathy was observed in these cases. Laser photocoagulation was performed in 3 lines of gray-white burn around the detached retina. Retinal attachment occurred between 4 and 14 days of laser treatment in all cases. No procedure related complications were seen. Laser photocoagulation may be an alternative procedure for the treatment of redetached retina with little and shallow detachment, before considering resurgery.