Retinal thickening after successful surgery for macula-off retinal detachment
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Ulrik Christensen1, Birgit Sander, Jørgen Villumsen
1Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. ulrikchristensen@dadlnet.dk
Purpose:
To study changes in retinal thickness after reattachment of the retina after scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Methods:
In this retrospective study, patients were classified into three subgroups according to preoperative macular status. Retinal thickness within 3 mm of the center was measured with optical coherence tomography.
Results:
Foveal retinal thickness at a mean of 2 years postoperatively was significantly increased in patients with preoperatively detached macula. Additionally retinal thickness in the fovea and postoperative visual acuity was positively correlated.
Conclusions:
Successful surgery for macula-off retinal detachment is associated with significant thickening of the neurosensory retina when examined with optical coherence tomography 6 months postoperatively.
