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Tomoka Ishida1, Yoshiharu Sugamoto, Sunao Sugita

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Prophylactic vitrectomy effectively prevents retinal detachment in acute retinal necrosis cases involving the mid-periphery. However, it did not prevent detachment in posterior pole cases.

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  • Ophthalmology
  • Retinal Surgery

Background:

  • Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a severe viral retinitis.
  • Retinal detachment is a major complication of ARN.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of prophylactic vitrectomy in preventing rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in ARN patients.
  • To determine the impact of lesion location on the efficacy of prophylactic vitrectomy.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 17 patients (18 eyes) with ARN and no initial RRD.
  • Classification of necrotic lesions into zone 1 (posterior pole), zone 2 (mid-periphery), and zone 3 (periphery).
  • Comparison of outcomes between eyes that underwent prophylactic vitrectomy and those that did not.

Main Results:

  • All zone 1 eyes developed RRD, irrespective of prophylactic vitrectomy.
  • In zone 2, 8/8 eyes with prophylactic vitrectomy avoided RRD, versus 1/4 eyes without it.
  • All zone 3 eyes healed with antiviral therapy alone, without RRD.

Conclusions:

  • Prophylactic vitrectomy is beneficial in preventing RRD for ARN with mid-peripheral lesions (zone 2).
  • Prophylactic vitrectomy is not effective for ARN involving the posterior pole (zone 1).
  • ARN limited to the periphery (zone 3) can be managed with antiviral therapy alone.