Transient tractional retinal detachment in an eye with retinitis pigmentosa

• Main Authors: Shuichiro Hirahara, Yoshio Hirano, Tsutomu Yasukawa, et al
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2010-09-01
• Series: Clinical Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://www.dovepress.com/transient-tractional-retinal-detachment-in-an-eye-with-retinitis-pigme-a5366

Shuichiro Hirahara, Yoshio Hirano, Tsutomu Yasukawa, Yuichiro OguraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, JapanAbstract: We present a case of retinitis pigmentosa with vitreoretinal traction-associated retinal detachment. The retinal detachment was detected in the nasal periphery. No retinal breaks and no active vascular leakage were observed by fundus scopy and fluorescein angiography, respectively. However, 8 months later, the tractional retinal detachment was spontaneously resolved with posterior vitreous detachment.Keywords: retinitis pigmentosa, vitreoretinal traction, retinal detachment