Open AccessManagement of fovea-involving dry macular fold complicating retinal detachment surgery: Does delayed intervention influence outcome?
Author(s) -
Naresh Babu,
Jayant Kumar,
Piyush Kohli,
Pushpanjali Ramteke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1843_19
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , retinal detachment , ophthalmology , retinal , intervention (counseling) , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
Retinal folds are rare complications of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery. They may be located in periphery or involve macula, with the latter ones being associated with severe visual loss. Due to the paucity of scientific reports, its management remains debatable. Most authors advocate an early surgical intervention for symptomatic macular folds (MF). We present 2 cases of symptomatic dry macular fold which were managed successfully after different time intervals. As evidence gets collected that late intervention also leads to good visual outcome, long standing MF should not be considered an absolute contraindication for surgical intervention.