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Submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site
C A McCannel1, M G Syrquin, S D Schwartz
1Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|November 1, 1996
Abstract
Purpose:
We report a case of a submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.
Method:
The patient underwent submacular surgery for the removal of an idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane.
Result:
Three weeks after surgery, the patient developed a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.
Conclusion:
A choroidal neovascular membrane can occur at a retinotomy site even without the use of endolaser or endodiathermy. The optimal placement of a retinotomy to prevent or minimize symptomatic visual loss from choroidal neovascular membrane requires further study.