Retinal detachment following excimer laser
| Autor: | R J Cooling, David G. Charteris, David McLeod, M J Lavin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Vitrectomy Excimer Photorefractive Keratectomy Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience chemistry.chemical_compound Phototherapeutic keratectomy Ophthalmology Medicine Humans In patient Postoperative Period Retinal pathology Retrospective Studies Retina Corneal Haze Excimer laser business.industry Retinal Detachment Retinal detachment Retinal General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Original articles - Clinical science Sensory Systems Photorefractive keratectomy eye diseases Surgery Scleral Buckling medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Female Lasers Excimer sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | The British journal of ophthalmology. 81(9) |
| ISSN: | 0007-1161 |
| Popis: | AIMS—To report the clinical presentation, surgical management, and outcome of retinal detachment following excimer laser. METHODS—Retrospective analysis of retinal detachments observed in 11 eyes of 10 myopic patients who had previously undergone photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) by excimer laser. RESULTS—Symptoms of visual loss in two eyes were initially attributed to corneal haze. In 10 of 11 eyes visualisation of the retinal detachment and causative break was possible despite mild corneal haze and optical aberrations caused by the refractive laser procedure. Retinal reattachment was achieved in all 11 eyes though one eye required four surgical interventions. CONCLUSION—This is the first published report to describe an association between retinal detachment and previous excimer laser treatment. The association would appear to reflect the predisposition of myopes to retinal detachment. Clinicians should be aware of potential retinal pathology in patients undergoing PRK. |
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