Prophylaxis of Retinal Detachment.

Oum, Boo Sup; Song, Joo Young

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(5):999-1005.
Published online May 1, 1987.

Prophylaxis of Retinal Detachment.

Boo Sup Oum, Joo Young Song

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.

망막박리의 예방수술

엄부섭(Boo Sup Oum),송주영(Joo Young Song)

Abstract

Sixty-four eyes in 65 patients received prophylactic treatment for retinal break and predisposing degeneration. During the follow-up period of 6 months or more, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment occurred in 2 eyes(3.0%). In one aphakic eye, new tear was responsible for the subsequent formation of retinal detachment but in the other eye, retinal detachment resulted from inadequate reaction around the treated retinal tear. One patient with bilateral multiple tears developed new retinal tear without detachment. Except these cases, no intra-or permanent post-operative complications were noticed.