[Retinal detachment with retinal tears--clinical characteristics and surgical results]

The authors evaluate a group of 53 eyes of 52 patients operated on account of retinal detachment with an oral dialysis. The mean follow-up period was 35 months. There were 37 (70%) traumatic dialyses. They were in the temporal lower quadrant in 58%, in the nasal upper quadrant in 16%, temporal upper quadrant in 13% and in the nasal lower quadrant in 13%. There were 16 (30%) idiopathic dialyses, all with one exception in the temporal upper quadrant, they were in the lower temporal quadrant. 52 eyes were operated primarily cryosurgically, one eye by pars plana vitrectomy. After primary surgery the retina adhered completely in 94% eyes. On account of relapses of detachment 9.4% eyes were reoperated. At the end of the follow up the retina adhered completely in 94% eyes. Functional improvement or stabilization of vision was achieved in 78% eyes with traumatic tears and in 87% eyes with idiopathic tears. The authors confirmed the existence of two different clinical entities--traumatic and idiopathic oral dialysis which differ as to site and to a certain extent also the prognosis of the disease.