BACKGROUND To evaluate the surgical outcome for management of giant retinal tear (GRT) more than 180° by combined pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), encircling scleral buckle, 360° Laser endophotocoagulation, and silicon oil tamponade. METHODS This was a Prospective, interventional case series study. Twenty four eyes of 23 patients suffering from GRT more than 180° underwent PPV combined with encir...

BACKGROUND Retinal tears complicating the course of a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) may be unique or multiple, and when multiple they may occur simultaneously or subsequently at different moments in the evolution of a PVD. The purpose of our study was to analyze the prevalence of subsequent retinal tears (SRT) in patients with a PVD, and to identify possible risk factors for SRT. METHOD...

PURPOSE To report a successful case management of a retinal tear post-Laser in situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) and retreatment. RESULTS A patient with the history of ocular trauma underwent LASIK procedure for myopic astigmatism. Three months post-LASIK, she received additional excimer laser treatment for a symptomatic persistent central island. One month later; the patient experienced a flap tea...

Ophthalmic involvement in giant cell arteritis can manifest in a number of ways. Central retinal artery occlusion is one of the common causes of visual loss in giant cell arteritis. On the contrary, branch retinal vein occlusion is rarely associated with the latter. We report an 89-year-old lady with acute left central retinal artery occlusion on a background of progressive decline in vision ov...

The purpose of this paper is to report a case of presumed malignant melanoma of the choroid associated wvith an overlying U-shaped tear. This type of retinal hole is commonly tound iri association with a simple retinial detachment and is thought to be caused by vitreous traction on the retina at the point of the tear. This kind of tear has not been reported previously in connexion with a malign...

PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between gap-junction mediated intercellular communication and the proliferative activity of retinal pigment epithelial cells in the retinal tear base. METHODS Retinal tears were created experimentally in white rabbits, and the changes of intercellular communication via gap junctions between retinal pigment epithelial cells in the retinal tear base were in...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Fellow eye prophylaxis for retinal detachment (RD) is still a controversial issue since opinions are not unanimous regarding the kind of lesions to be treated or the method of treatment. This prospective clinical study aimed to follow the course of vitreoretinal conditions in 150 high risk fellow eyes. METHODS 150 consecutive patients with unilateral rhegmatogenous RD were inc...