Retinal Detachment

New findings reported from Moorfields Eye Hospital describe advances in retinal detachment

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, April 2nd, 2009

In this recent report, researchers in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To report the delayed development of idiopathic full-thickness macular hole in eyes with previously documented complete posterior vitreous detachment that were vitrectomized during surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Two interventional case reports with serial color fundus photographs and optical coherence tomography scans."

"Case 1: A 62-year-old man underwent vitrectomy, cryoretinopexy, and intraocular gas tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with a complete posterior vitreous detachment. Three years later, he developed a full-thickness macular hole in...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-04-02)

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