The status of the macula is a significant factor in determining final visual outcomes in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and should be considered in the timing of surgical repair. Several studies have shown that macula-involving RRDs attain similar visual and anatomic outcomes when surgery is performed within seven days as compared to emergent surgery (within 24 hours). In contrast, sur...

PURPOSE To present and analyze the anatomical and functional outcomes for scleral buckling (SB) in a group of patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment without posterior vitreous detachment. METHODS A total of 244 patients underwent SB from 2005 through 2014 by a single surgeon (A.W.E.). Forty patients (45 eyes) were identified as fulfilling the criteria of presenting with a rhegmatogen...

PURPOSE To evaluate the accuracy of intraocular lens power estimation in eyes having phacovitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. METHODS Retrospective case review of 100 consecutive eyes that underwent phacovitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Axial lengths were measured using optical biometry and/or ultrasound A-scan. Achieved and predicted refraction were compared to...

PURPOSE To report case of retinitis pigmentosa in association with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. METHODS An eight year old boy complained of a sudden visual loss. The patient had night blindness, bone spicule-like hyperpigmentation, pale optic disc in both eyes, and the retina was totally detached in the right eye. RESULTS He was initially treated with conventional scleral buckling sur...

A young patient who showed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with preoperatively undetected retinal break was successfully treated by scleral buckling using a noncontact wide-angle viewing system.

Patients often present after trauma with symptoms of vision loss or loss of a field of vision from a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). This study aims to equip the health care provider with knowledge on the recognition, evaluation, and management of RRD to improve communication between the patient and consultant. The article highlights the symptoms, signs (including ophthalmoscopic findi...

PURPOSE To investigate a method for preventing retinal slippage after standard vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. METHODS Eighty six eyes with bullous rhegmatogenous retinal detachment underwent successful standard vitrectomy. Patients were divided into 2 groups. In Group 1, 44 patients started face-down positioning at approximately 10 minutes after the end of the surgery. In G...

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the surgical outcome for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) associated with Behçet’s disease (BD). METHODS: The current retrospective study included all patients operated for rhegmatogenous RD associated with BD in our institution from June 2007 to June 2012. Surgical repair was done either by scleral buckling (SB) or pars plana vi...

We describe three cases of shallow posterior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment caused by tiny retinal tears. The clinical appearance of the detachments was very similar to that of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy or traction retinal detachment. However, the correct diagnosis was made by finding a tiny paravascular break. Vitrectomy without a thermal adhesion was successful in repairi...