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Published on: September 11, 2013
Management of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a low-resource setting: treatment options when there is no
Elizabeth Emsley1, P J Steptoe2, Sunildath Cazabon3
1St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract:
We discuss the case of a 49-year-old soldier with a macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Sierra Leone. The case highlights the challenge of accessing visually preserving ophthalmic specialist care in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for vitreoretinal (VR) disease. It highlights a shortage of VR surgeons in SSA, limited examination facilities, the larger issue of accessing specialist care urgently and the costs associated with accessing surgery out-of-country. It also identifies a shortage in epidemiological data on the issue which limits the assessment of the scale of the problem.
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