A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage

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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Main Authors: Akira Watanabe, Goichi Akiyama, Hiroshi Tsuneoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Retinitis pigmentosa
Vitrectomy
Vitreous hemorrhage
Neovascularization
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331113
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spelling 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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Hiroshi Tsuneoka
A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Retinitis pigmentosa
Vitrectomy
Vitreous hemorrhage
Neovascularization
author_facet Akira Watanabe
Goichi Akiyama
Hiroshi Tsuneoka
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title A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
title_short A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
title_full A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
title_fullStr A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa Requiring Vitrectomy because of Repeated Vitreous Hemorrhage
title_sort case of retinitis pigmentosa requiring vitrectomy because of repeated vitreous hemorrhage
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Ophthalmology
issn 1663-2699
publishDate 2011-08-01
description 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.
topic Retinitis pigmentosa
Vitrectomy
Vitreous hemorrhage
Neovascularization
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331113
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