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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Giant retinal tear after pneumatic retinopexy |
Author: | Sinkar, S.N. Simon, S.J. Gilhotra, J.S. |
Citation: | Retinal Cases and Brief Reports, 2012; 6(2):151-152 |
Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1935-1089 1937-1578 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sinkar, Swati N., Simon, Sumu J., Gilhotra, Jagjit S. |
Abstract: | PURPOSE: To report a case with giant retinal tear after pneumatic retinopexy. To our knowledge, this is only the second case of a giant retinal tear after pneumatic retinopexy reported. METHODS: This is a descriptive case study. RESULTS: A 43-year-old myopic man underwent pneumatic retinopexy for right eye rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Postoperative course was complicated by a giant retinal tear, which was treated successfully. CONCLUSION: Though rare, giant retinal tears can occur after pneumatic retinopexy. The likely mechanism is increased vitreous traction because of expansion of gas in a predisposed myopic eye. |
Keywords: | giant retinal tear pneumatic retinopexy rhegmatogenous retinal detachment |
Rights: | © 2012 Ophthalmic Communications Society, Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1097/ICB.0b013e318216460a |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/icb.0b013e318216460a |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Opthalmology & Visual Sciences publications |
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