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Published on: January 26, 2018
Decompression retinopathy after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in a patient with congenital aniridia and
Ilgaz Sagdic Yalvac1, Hulya Kocaoglan, Umit Eksioglu
1Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Alacam Sokak 12/5, Cankaya 06690, Ankara, Turkey. iyalvac@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present the case of a 16-year-old adolescent boy with congenital aniridia and pseudophakia who developed decompression retinopathy in a glaucomatous eye after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation combined with anterior vitrectomy. On the first postoperative day, dot and blot-shaped hemorrhages scattered in the posterior pole were observed. The hemorrhages resolved over 6 months, and the visual acuity returned to the preoperative level. Severe deterioration of the visual field was not observed in the late postoperative period. Despite the sudden visual acuity decrease postoperatively, decompression retinopathy is a benign condition and resolution of hemorrhages without sequelae is the natural course.
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