A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
A male patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) accompanied by repeated vitreous hemorrhage in both eyes underwent unilateral vitrectomy. Visual acuity recovered to 0.8 in the operated right eye, and no hemorrhage, complications or progression of RP were observed. Fluorescein angiography performed 2 m...
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doaj-e25507b0660b463fb9e2ecab233599612020-11-24T22:10:32ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992011-08-012225626110.1159/000331113331113A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous HemorrhageAkira WatanabeGoichi AkiyamaHiroshi TsuneokaA male patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) accompanied by repeated vitreous hemorrhage in both eyes underwent unilateral vitrectomy. Visual acuity recovered to 0.8 in the operated right eye, and no hemorrhage, complications or progression of RP were observed. Fluorescein angiography performed 2 months after surgery detected neovascularization at the optic disc in the operated right eye, but not in the non-operated left eye, and no avascular areas were found in either eye. Vitrectomy may be effective for the treatment of RP accompanied by vitreous hemorrhage.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331113Retinitis pigmentosaVitrectomyVitreous hemorrhageNeovascularization |
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Akira Watanabe Goichi Akiyama Hiroshi Tsuneoka |
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Akira Watanabe Goichi Akiyama Hiroshi Tsuneoka A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage Case Reports in Ophthalmology Retinitis pigmentosa Vitrectomy Vitreous hemorrhage Neovascularization |
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Akira Watanabe Goichi Akiyama Hiroshi Tsuneoka |
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Akira Watanabe |
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A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage |
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A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage |
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A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage |
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A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage |
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A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage |
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case of retinitis pigmentosa requiring vitrectomy because of repeated vitreous hemorrhage |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
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1663-2699 |
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2011-08-01 |
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A male patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) accompanied by repeated vitreous hemorrhage in both eyes underwent unilateral vitrectomy. Visual acuity recovered to 0.8 in the operated right eye, and no hemorrhage, complications or progression of RP were observed. Fluorescein angiography performed 2 months after surgery detected neovascularization at the optic disc in the operated right eye, but not in the non-operated left eye, and no avascular areas were found in either eye. Vitrectomy may be effective for the treatment of RP accompanied by vitreous hemorrhage. |
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Retinitis pigmentosa Vitrectomy Vitreous hemorrhage Neovascularization |
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