RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT AFTER BLEB NEEDLING: A CASE REPORT
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Celine Chaaya1, Ryan S Meshkin1, Srujay Pandiri2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and.
Purpose:
This is a case of a 29-year-old female patient with retinal detachment after a bleb needling procedure.
Methods:
This is a retrospective case report.
Results:
The patient has a history of high myopia and juvenile open-angle glaucoma treated with trabeculectomy and trabeculectomy revision. Ten days after a bleb needling procedure, she presented with sudden loss of vision due to a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Conclusion:
The aim of this study is to report the possibility of retinal detachment after bleb needling in patients with predisposing risk factors.
