Case of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder

Takayuki Baba, Tomoaki Tatsumi, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Shuichi YamamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, JapanAbstract: We report a patient with cognitive disorder who had a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). A 17-year-old Japanes...

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Autores principales: Yamamoto S, Oshitari T, Tatsumi T, Baba T
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cfa81ea89d7b4631ae6a82d084b756502021-12-02T02:36:00ZCase of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/cfa81ea89d7b4631ae6a82d084b756502011-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/case-of-retinal-detachment-due-to-retinal-break-splitting-macula-verti-a6869https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Takayuki Baba, Tomoaki Tatsumi, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Shuichi YamamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, JapanAbstract: We report a patient with cognitive disorder who had a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). A 17-year-old Japanese man presented with a RRD with a vitreous hemorrhage in his right eye. An unusual vertical splitting of the macula accompanied by a giant retinal tear was observed intraoperatively. The retina was successfully reattached by pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade and scleral buckling. Visual function appeared to have improved from the behavior of the patient. Although the precise mechanism causing the break which split the macula was not determined, self-inflicted blunt trauma to the eye was suspected.Keywords: macular break, cognitive disorder, retinal detachment  Yamamoto SOshitari TTatsumi TBaba TDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2011, Iss default, Pp 411-413 (2011)
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Case of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder
description Takayuki Baba, Tomoaki Tatsumi, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Shuichi YamamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, JapanAbstract: We report a patient with cognitive disorder who had a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). A 17-year-old Japanese man presented with a RRD with a vitreous hemorrhage in his right eye. An unusual vertical splitting of the macula accompanied by a giant retinal tear was observed intraoperatively. The retina was successfully reattached by pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade and scleral buckling. Visual function appeared to have improved from the behavior of the patient. Although the precise mechanism causing the break which split the macula was not determined, self-inflicted blunt trauma to the eye was suspected.Keywords: macular break, cognitive disorder, retinal detachment 
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title Case of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder
title_short Case of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder
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title_fullStr Case of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder
title_full_unstemmed Case of retinal detachment due to retinal break splitting macula vertically in a patient with cognitive disorder
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