Abstract
Two patients presented to us with bullous exudative retinal detachment due to Sturge-Weber syndrome and Coats' disease. We performed vitrectomy, including internal drainage of suberetinal fluid and extensive endolaser photocoagulation of abnormal retinal vessels and choroidal hemangioma because external drainage of suberetinal fluid and laser photocoagulation failed to achieve reattachment of the retina. Although the degree of improvement in visual acuity was limited because of longstanding macular detachment, anatomical success was achieved. The results in these 2 cases indicate that vitrectomy can be considered for patients with bullous exudative retinal detachment before or as soon as it involves the macula.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 786-790 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Folia Ophthalmologica Japonica |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
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Keywords
- Bullous Exudative Retinal Detachment
- Coats' Disease
- Photocoagulation
- Sturge- Weber Syndrome
- Vitrectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Retinal reattachment achieved by vitrectomy in two cases of bullous exudative retinal detachment. / Matsuura, Sachiko; Shiragami, Chieko; Takasu, Ippei; Shiraga, Fumio; Otsuki, Hiroshi.
In: Folia Ophthalmologica Japonica, Vol. 50, No. 10, 1999, p. 786-790.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Retinal reattachment achieved by vitrectomy in two cases of bullous exudative retinal detachment
AU - Matsuura, Sachiko
AU - Shiragami, Chieko
AU - Takasu, Ippei
AU - Shiraga, Fumio
AU - Otsuki, Hiroshi
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Two patients presented to us with bullous exudative retinal detachment due to Sturge-Weber syndrome and Coats' disease. We performed vitrectomy, including internal drainage of suberetinal fluid and extensive endolaser photocoagulation of abnormal retinal vessels and choroidal hemangioma because external drainage of suberetinal fluid and laser photocoagulation failed to achieve reattachment of the retina. Although the degree of improvement in visual acuity was limited because of longstanding macular detachment, anatomical success was achieved. The results in these 2 cases indicate that vitrectomy can be considered for patients with bullous exudative retinal detachment before or as soon as it involves the macula.
AB - Two patients presented to us with bullous exudative retinal detachment due to Sturge-Weber syndrome and Coats' disease. We performed vitrectomy, including internal drainage of suberetinal fluid and extensive endolaser photocoagulation of abnormal retinal vessels and choroidal hemangioma because external drainage of suberetinal fluid and laser photocoagulation failed to achieve reattachment of the retina. Although the degree of improvement in visual acuity was limited because of longstanding macular detachment, anatomical success was achieved. The results in these 2 cases indicate that vitrectomy can be considered for patients with bullous exudative retinal detachment before or as soon as it involves the macula.
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KW - Coats' Disease
KW - Photocoagulation
KW - Sturge- Weber Syndrome
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