Long-term stability of laser-demarcated macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
James Lin, Jayanth Sridhar, Harry W Flynn JrDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAAbstract: In a subset of patients presenting with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, demarcation-laser photocoagulation is associated w...
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oai:doaj.org-article:392fd9a3968e4853aa21899d81c48d9f2021-12-02T07:34:21ZLong-term stability of laser-demarcated macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachments1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/392fd9a3968e4853aa21899d81c48d9f2019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/long-term-stability-of-laser-demarcated-macula-sparing-rhegmatogenous--peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483James Lin, Jayanth Sridhar, Harry W Flynn JrDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAAbstract: In a subset of patients presenting with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, demarcation-laser photocoagulation is associated with long-term stability. Three patients with subclinical macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachments were treated with laser demarcation and had no progression over a follow-up of 3–10 years. One case had spontaneous resolution of retinal detachment after laser demarcation. Rather than observation or surgery, this alternative management strategy can be considered in some patients.Keywords: demarcation-laser photocoagulation, asymptomatic retinal detachment Lin JSridhar JFlynn HW JrDove Medical Pressarticledemarcation laser photocoagulationasymptomatic retinal detachmentOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 13, Pp 1039-1041 (2019) |
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James Lin, Jayanth Sridhar, Harry W Flynn JrDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAAbstract: In a subset of patients presenting with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, demarcation-laser photocoagulation is associated with long-term stability. Three patients with subclinical macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachments were treated with laser demarcation and had no progression over a follow-up of 3–10 years. One case had spontaneous resolution of retinal detachment after laser demarcation. Rather than observation or surgery, this alternative management strategy can be considered in some patients.Keywords: demarcation-laser photocoagulation, asymptomatic retinal detachment
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Long-term stability of laser-demarcated macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachments |
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Long-term stability of laser-demarcated macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachments |
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