Frequency of lattice degeneration and retinal breaks in the fellow eye in retinal detachment

S E Lorentzen

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04003.x

Frequency of lattice degeneration and retinal breaks in the fellow eye in retinal detachment

Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1988 Apr;66(2):157-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04003.x.

Author

S E Lorentzen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Denmark.

PMID: 3389088
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04003.x

Abstract

The fellow eye of 100 consecutively admitted cases of retinal detachment was studied with three-mirror examination for the presence of lattice degeneration and retinal breaks. Lattice degeneration was found in 18% and retinal breaks in 20% of fellow eyes.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retinal Degeneration / complications
Retinal Degeneration / pathology*
Retinal Detachment / complications
Retinal Detachment / pathology*
Retinal Perforations / complications
Retinal Perforations / pathology*