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CHRONIC PEDIATRIC RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH MULTIPLE MACROCYSTS.

Venkatkrish M Kasetty¹, Kaitlin R Regan², Jennifer Aye¹

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This study details a pediatric retinal detachment case with multiple macrocysts, successfully treated with scleral buckling and other surgical methods. The findings highlight a link between retinal macrocysts and Stickler syndrome in children.

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Genetics

Background:

Chronic pediatric retinal detachment with multiple macrocysts is rare.
Stickler syndrome is associated with various ocular abnormalities, including retinal detachment.

Approach:

This case report utilized fundus photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for diagnosis.
Surgical management involved scleral buckling, subretinal fluid drainage, cryotherapy, and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tamponade.

Key Points:

An 11-year-old boy with Stickler syndrome presented with chronic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and multiple peripheral macrocysts, impacting visual acuity.
Successful surgical repair led to retinal reattachment and improved vision, with OCT showing ellipsoid zone loss.
Genetic testing confirmed a heterozygous dominant COL11A1 mutation, linking the condition to Stickler syndrome.

Conclusions:

This is the first reported case of chronic retinal detachment with multiple peripheral macrocysts in a pediatric patient with Stickler syndrome.
Further research is warranted to understand the etiology and clinical significance of retinal macrocysts in pediatric populations.