[Is some therapeutic influence upon macular function after postoperative re-attachment of the retina possible?...

Two groups of cases, comprising 20 and 22 patients respectively, successfully operated on for retinal detachment with involvement of the macular area are compared with each other, the second group having been treated postoperatively with i.m. injections of retina phosphatides. Examinations of the visual acuity and metamorphoptic phenomena were performed one week, and then 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after surgery. The cases thus treated achieved better visual acuity during the first week than the untreated ones; however, 3 months after surgery, visual acuity of both groups was almost equal. Form and extension of metamorphoptic phenomena were not essentially different.