A Case of Retinal Detachment Surgery in Albinism Patient.

Yang, Ji Wook; Lee, Seung Jin; Kang, Seung Bum; Park, Young Hoon

doi:2008.49.5.840

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 49(5); 2008 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2008;49(5):840-844.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2008.49.5.840 Published online May 15, 2008.

A Case of Retinal Detachment Surgery in Albinism Patient.

Ji Wook Yang, Seung Jin Lee, Seung Bum Kang, Young Hoon Park

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual science, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. parkyh@catholic.ac.kr

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양지욱ㆍ이승진ㆍ강승범ㆍ박영훈

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual science, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of retinal detachment surgery in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism. CASE SUMMARY: A 44-year-old man visited our clinic complaining of decreased visual acuity in his left eye. His best corrected visual acuity was hand movement in his left eye, and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment involving the macula at the superior temporal site was found. We performed pars plana vitrectomy and attempted to reattach the retina using endolaser photocoagulation; however, the laser burn was not made, and we failed to reattach the retina. At that point, we carried out cryopexy around the retinal tear, and injected silicone oil into the vitreous cavity. Ten months after surgery, his best corrected visual acuity was 0.06, and there was no recurrent retinal detachment or proliferative vitreoretinopathy. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with albinism with melanin deficiency, cryopexy is more useful than laser photocoagulation for retinal detachment surgery.

Key Words: Albinism;Cryopexy;Retinal detachment