| Retinitis Pigmentosa Complicated by Vitreous Hemorrhage in a Young Patient: A Case Report. |
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In Young Chung, Hyoun Do Huh, Seong Jae Kim, Yong Seop Han, Seong Wook Seo, Jong Moon Park |
1Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. parkjm@gnu.ac.kr
2Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. |
| 유리체 출혈을 동반한 망막색소변성 1예 |
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정인영⋅허현도⋅김성재⋅한용섭⋅서성욱⋅박종문 |
Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To report a case of a young male patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) accompanied by vitritis and neovascularization of the optic disk in both eyes who underwent unilateral vitrectomy for the treatment of vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye. CASE SUMMARY: An 8-year-old boy visited our clinic with a complaint of night blindness. Both eyes showed inflammatory cells in the anterior vitreous and neovascularization of the optic disk confirmed by fluorescein angiography. Extensive vitreous hemorrhage developed in his right eye and he underwent unilateral vitrectomy. His final visual acuity was 0.6 in both eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Vitreous hemorrhage may be related to chronic inflammation in the vitreous and is a very rare RP complication. Vitrectomy can be an effective treatment option for RP complicated by vitreous hemorrhage. |
| Key Words:
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP);Vitrectomy;Vitreous hemorrhage |
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