Photic Retinal Injury Induced by Endoillumination during Vitrectomy.

Yun, Young Dae; Kim, Seong Kyun; Lee, Eun Koo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(11):2016-2019.
Published online November 1, 1997.

Photic Retinal Injury Induced by Endoillumination during Vitrectomy.

Young Dae Yun, Seong Kyun Kim, Eun Koo Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Hangang sacred heart Hospital College of Medicine, Hallym University.

유리체수술시 발생한 광망막손상

윤영대(Young Dae Yun),김성균(Seong Kyun Kim),이은구(Eun Koo Lee)

Abstract

Photic retinal injuries following operating microscopic light exposure or endoillumination are produced by mechanical, thermal or photochemical mechanism. The authors experienced a case of a patient who developed a round macular lesion which seemed to be a light-induced retinal damage during pars plana vitrectomy and removal of intraretinal foreign body.

Key Words: Endoillumination;Pars Plana Vitrectomy;Photic Retinal Injury