Abstract
Purpose
To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear treated by macular translocation with 360° retinotomy.
Methods
Interventional case report. A 75-year-old woman with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and retinal pigment epithelial tear underwent macular translocation with 360° retinotomy and silicone oil tamponade. After 3 months, pars plana vitrectomy, silicone oil removal, and muscle surgery were performed.
Results
Twenty-two months after macular translocation surgery, the visual acuity of the patient had improved to 20/50 (preoperative 20/200). No proliferative vitreoretinopathy or recurrence of the choroidal neovascularisation was observed.
Conclusions
Macular translocation surgery with 360° retinotomy can improve vision in retinal pigment epithelial tear secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
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Gelisken, F., Karim-Zoda, K., Grisanti, S. et al. Macular translocation with 360° retinotomy for retinal pigment epithelial tear. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 243, 619–621 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-004-1098-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-004-1098-1