Table 1
Presenting features and surgical outcome in 11 eyes of 10 patients with retinal detachment following excimer laser keratoplasty
| Patient/ age/sex | Eye | Pre-PRK refraction (*PTK) | Interval PRK/PTK to RD diagnosis (months) | Preop VA | Breaks Macula Longevity |
Surgery | Outcome/retinal status | VA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/26/M | R | −8.00 R&L | 11 | 6/12 | ×2 oral dialyses | D, G, C, E | Attached | 6/9 | |||||||||
| Macula attached | |||||||||||||||||
| 2/55/M | L | Myope | 1 | 6/36 | ×2 atrophic breaks | D, C, B | Attached | 6/18 | |||||||||
| Macula detached | |||||||||||||||||
| Demarcation line and subretinal fibrosis | |||||||||||||||||
| 3/37/M | L | −3.50 | 3 | 6/9 | ×4 ‘U’ tears | V, C, G, B | Attached | 6/9 | |||||||||
| Lattice | |||||||||||||||||
| Macula attached | |||||||||||||||||
| R | −3.00 | 3 | 6/6 | Atrophic holes | C, B | Attached | 6/12 | ||||||||||
| Lattice | |||||||||||||||||
| Macula attached | |||||||||||||||||
| 4/27/M | R | −15.50 | 3 | 6/5 | Atrophic holes Lattice |
4 procedures (1) V, EL, G (2) L, G (3) O (4) RO |
Attached (Chronic ocular surface irritation) |
6/18 | |||||||||
| Macula attached | |||||||||||||||||
| 5/48/M | L | myope | 20 | CF | Retinal dialysis | D, C, E, B | Attached | 6/12 | |||||||||
| Atrophic breaks | |||||||||||||||||
| Lattice inferiorly | |||||||||||||||||
| Macula detached | |||||||||||||||||
| 6/56/F | R | −5.50* | 7* | 2/60 | Macular hole | V, R, O | Attached | 6/60 | |||||||||
| Macula detached | (oil in situ) | ||||||||||||||||
| PVR | Cataract | ||||||||||||||||
| 7/49/M | L | −6.50 R&L | 10 (floater 4 months before) | 6/6 | ×1 ‘U’ tear | D, C, B | Attached | 6/6 | |||||||||
| Macula attached | |||||||||||||||||
| 8/34/M | L | −19.00 R&L | 8 (trauma 1 month before RD) | 6/36 | Giant retinal tear and ×3 ‘U’ tears | V, E, G, EL | Attached | 6/36 | |||||||||
| Macula attached | |||||||||||||||||
| 9/24/F | R | −14.00 | 1 | PL | ×4 ‘U’ tears | 2 procedures (1) C, E, G (2) V, R, O, EL | Attached | HM | |||||||||
| Vitreous haemorrhage | Silicone oil in situ | ||||||||||||||||
| PVR | |||||||||||||||||
| Macula detached | |||||||||||||||||
| 10/32/M | L | −26.00 | 6 | HM | Giant retinal tear and × 1 ‘U’ tear | 2 procedures (1) V, O, El, B (2) RO | Attached | 6/60 | |||||||||
| Lattice | |||||||||||||||||
| Macula detached | |||||||||||||||||
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RD = retinal detachment; PVR = proliferative vitreoretinopathy; VA = corrected visual acuity; D = drainage of subretinal fluid; G = gas SF6/C3F8); C = cryo; E = encirclement; B = buckle; V = vitrectomy; EL = endolaser; O = silicone oil; RO = removal of oil; R = retinectomy; L = lensectomy; CF = counting fingers; HM = hand movements; PL = perception of light.
