A 56-year-old myope developed a retinal detachment of the macular area and the temporal quadrants in his left eye that harbored a temporally-located pit of the optic nerve head. Under anesthesia a small peripheral retinal break was identified, and the retina was reattached successfully using cryotherapy and a limited scleral buckling procedure. Peripheral retinal breaks should be searched for in myopic eyes with optic pits and retinal detachments involving peripheral retinal quadrants.
We reviewed the charts of 223 patients 236 eyes) with idiopathic preretinal fibrosis, dividing them into two groups: those who only had been observed, and those who, after an observation period, had the membranes surgically removed. All of the patients had been followed from 6 to 120 months (mean, 29 months). Vision in the nonsurgical group slowly deteriorated and was accompanied by metamorphopsia. More rapid visual deterioration occurred in 60 eyes (25%), of which 37 (16%) required surgery. Vision in 78% of the surgical group improved, with the greatest subjective benefit considered to be subsidence of metamorphopsia. Vision spontaneously improved in 2.5% of the cases.
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