Loculated subretinal fluid after pneumatic vitreolysis
Purpose: To present, to the authors’ knowledge, the first reported case of loculated subretinal fluid associated with pneumatic vitreolysis (PVL). Observations: A 74 year old female was followed for 9 months with vitreomacular traction (VMT) and 20/20 visual acuity in her right eye. Her visual acuit...
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doaj-61bb3ed932f04c4c854cddae1599f3752020-11-25T00:55:54ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362019-09-0115Loculated subretinal fluid after pneumatic vitreolysisJason N. Crosson, M.D.0Meredith E. Thomley, B.S.1Clement K. Chan, M.D.2Calvin E. Mein, M.D.3Retina Consultants of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 700 18th St. S #707, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA; Corresponding author. 700 18th Street South, Suite 707, Birmingham, AL, 35233,Retina Consultants of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 700 18th St. S #707, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA; The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1760 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL, 35233, USASouthern California Desert Retina Consultants, 36949 Cook St., Palm Desert, CA, 92211, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University, Suite 1800, Faculty Medical Offices, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USARetinal Consultants of San Antonio, 9480 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX, 78240, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center, 7000 Fannin St., San Antonio, TX, 77030, USAPurpose: To present, to the authors’ knowledge, the first reported case of loculated subretinal fluid associated with pneumatic vitreolysis (PVL). Observations: A 74 year old female was followed for 9 months with vitreomacular traction (VMT) and 20/20 visual acuity in her right eye. Her visual acuity decreased at 9 months to 20/50 and she was treated with PVL. VMT release was successful on day 7. An isolated shallow pocket of loculated subretinal fluid developed inferotemporal to the fovea at one month after PVL and persisted for 14 months. The subretinal fluid eventually resolved at 14 months after PVL, and visual acuity improved to 20/30, and there were no electroretinographic abnormalities. Conclusion and Importance: Localized subretinal fluid is an unusual complication of PVL. No adverse visual outcome developed despite the persistent extrafoveal subretinal fluid in this case, and the subretinal fluid eventually resolved over a year after PVL. Keywords: Pneumatic vitreolysis, Posterior vitreous detachment, Vitreomacular traction, Subretinal fluidhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993618303992 |
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Jason N. Crosson, M.D. Meredith E. Thomley, B.S. Clement K. Chan, M.D. Calvin E. Mein, M.D. Loculated subretinal fluid after pneumatic vitreolysis American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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Loculated subretinal fluid after pneumatic vitreolysis |
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Loculated subretinal fluid after pneumatic vitreolysis |
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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Purpose: To present, to the authors’ knowledge, the first reported case of loculated subretinal fluid associated with pneumatic vitreolysis (PVL). Observations: A 74 year old female was followed for 9 months with vitreomacular traction (VMT) and 20/20 visual acuity in her right eye. Her visual acuity decreased at 9 months to 20/50 and she was treated with PVL. VMT release was successful on day 7. An isolated shallow pocket of loculated subretinal fluid developed inferotemporal to the fovea at one month after PVL and persisted for 14 months. The subretinal fluid eventually resolved at 14 months after PVL, and visual acuity improved to 20/30, and there were no electroretinographic abnormalities. Conclusion and Importance: Localized subretinal fluid is an unusual complication of PVL. No adverse visual outcome developed despite the persistent extrafoveal subretinal fluid in this case, and the subretinal fluid eventually resolved over a year after PVL. Keywords: Pneumatic vitreolysis, Posterior vitreous detachment, Vitreomacular traction, Subretinal fluid |
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