Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790318.X
Tin Aung, A. Looi, A. Looi, P. Chew
PURPOSE To determine the frequency and type of visual field loss six months after an episode of acute primary angle closure (APAC), and to identify risk factors for the development of such field loss. METHODS This was a cross sectional observational study. All patients who suffered from an episode of APAC at two Singapore hospitals over a one-year period underwent static automated threshold perimetry six months after presentation. RESULTS 38% of (29) patients with APAC have significant visual field defects six months after the acute episode. The majority of those with abnormal fields had hemifield defects, consistent with nerve fiber bundle pattern loss. Those with pre-existing chronic glaucoma or who develop a rise in intraocular pressure during follow-up are at risk of visual field loss. The risk of visual field loss is also significant if the duration of symptoms exceeds 7 days. CONCLUSIONS The frequency of visual field loss at 6 months after APAC was low at only 38%. As the majority of eyes have no evidence of detectable functional damage developing as a consequence of the acute episode, APAC may not be blinding if treated promptly and adequately.
{"title":"The visual field following acute primary angle closure.","authors":"Tin Aung, A. Looi, A. Looi, P. Chew","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790318.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790318.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To determine the frequency and type of visual field loss six months after an episode of acute primary angle closure (APAC), and to identify risk factors for the development of such field loss.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000This was a cross sectional observational study. All patients who suffered from an episode of APAC at two Singapore hospitals over a one-year period underwent static automated threshold perimetry six months after presentation.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u000038% of (29) patients with APAC have significant visual field defects six months after the acute episode. The majority of those with abnormal fields had hemifield defects, consistent with nerve fiber bundle pattern loss. Those with pre-existing chronic glaucoma or who develop a rise in intraocular pressure during follow-up are at risk of visual field loss. The risk of visual field loss is also significant if the duration of symptoms exceeds 7 days.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000The frequency of visual field loss at 6 months after APAC was low at only 38%. As the majority of eyes have no evidence of detectable functional damage developing as a consequence of the acute episode, APAC may not be blinding if treated promptly and adequately.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"2 1","pages":"298-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82305660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790328.X
V. D’addario, V. Pinto, A. Anfossi, A. Del Bianco, F. Cantatore
{"title":"Antenatal sonographic diagnosis of dacryocystocele.","authors":"V. D’addario, V. Pinto, A. Anfossi, A. Del Bianco, F. Cantatore","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790328.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790328.X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"100 1","pages":"330-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79938911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790320.X
K. Okada, H. Tsukamoto, M. Masumoto, K. Jian, M. Okada, H. Mochizuki, H. Mishima
PURPOSE After trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, extremely low intraocular pressure (IOP) with excess filtration may cause hypotonous maculopathy in the early postoperative period. We evaluated the effect of injecting autologous blood on reversing early postoperative marked hypotony after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. METHODS Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C was performed in 258 eyes between 1994 and 1998. Peribleb autologous blood injection was performed in five eyes in which pressure patches were ineffective in reversing excess filtration. Approximately 0.1 to 0.3 ml of whole unclotted blood was slowly injected at least 3 mm from the edge of the flap using a sterile 27-gauge needle. RESULTS None of these eyes developed hypotonous maculopathy after injection. After a mean 31-month follow-up, all eyes had well-controlled IOP and visual acuity in three eyes was much improved. Postoperative complications included mild IOP elevation in one eye treated with laser suturelysis, and fibrinous pupillary membrane in one eye. CONCLUSION In the early postoperative period, autologous blood injection is effective in reversing excess filtration.
{"title":"Autologous blood injection for marked overfiltration early after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.","authors":"K. Okada, H. Tsukamoto, M. Masumoto, K. Jian, M. Okada, H. Mochizuki, H. Mishima","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790320.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790320.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000After trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, extremely low intraocular pressure (IOP) with excess filtration may cause hypotonous maculopathy in the early postoperative period. We evaluated the effect of injecting autologous blood on reversing early postoperative marked hypotony after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C was performed in 258 eyes between 1994 and 1998. Peribleb autologous blood injection was performed in five eyes in which pressure patches were ineffective in reversing excess filtration. Approximately 0.1 to 0.3 ml of whole unclotted blood was slowly injected at least 3 mm from the edge of the flap using a sterile 27-gauge needle.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000None of these eyes developed hypotonous maculopathy after injection. After a mean 31-month follow-up, all eyes had well-controlled IOP and visual acuity in three eyes was much improved. Postoperative complications included mild IOP elevation in one eye treated with laser suturelysis, and fibrinous pupillary membrane in one eye.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000In the early postoperative period, autologous blood injection is effective in reversing excess filtration.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"37 1","pages":"305-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87112269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790316.X
A. Bron, Philippe Denis, J. Nordmann, J. Rouland, E. Sellem, Marianne Johansson
PURPOSE To evaluate the effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) of switching from timolol to latanoprost or adding latanoprost to timolol in patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension where IOP is not adequately controlled with timolol. METHODS This was a 6-week, double-masked, randomised multi-centre study. 53 patients with primary open angle glaucoma, capsular glaucoma, or ocular hypertension with an IOP of at least 21 mmHg on current therapy were recruited. After a run-in period of at least 2 weeks on timolol, 5 mg/ml twice daily, patients were randomised to one of three groups. One group continued on timolol, one switched from timolol to latanoprost, 50 microg/ml once daily, and a third group received latanoprost in addition to timolol. The efficacy was evaluated by comparing IOP at 9 AM at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment. RESULTS IOP at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment (mean +/- SEM) were 24.2 +/- 0.9 and 23.8 +/- 1.0 mmHg (n = 16) for patients continuing on timolol, 26.3 +/- 1.2 and 19.6 +/- 1.1 mmHg (n = 17) for patients switching to latanoprost, and 23.2 +/- 1.0 and 17.5 +/- 0.8 mmHg (n = 17) for patients with combined treatment. Adding latanoprost to timolol reduced IOP with 5.9 +/- 0.9 mmHg (p < 0.001) and switching from timolol to latanoprost reduced IOP with 5.0 +/- 0.9 mmHg (p < 0.001), which caused in each group a significant IOP reduction of about 25%. CONCLUSIONS The effect of latanoprost was additive to that of timolol, and a good effect on IOP reduction was also achieved by switching from timolol to latanoprost, suggesting that a switch in many patients is an effective alternative to combination treatment.
{"title":"Additive IOP-reducing effect of latanoprost in patients insufficiently controlled on timolol.","authors":"A. Bron, Philippe Denis, J. Nordmann, J. Rouland, E. Sellem, Marianne Johansson","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790316.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790316.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To evaluate the effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) of switching from timolol to latanoprost or adding latanoprost to timolol in patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension where IOP is not adequately controlled with timolol.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000This was a 6-week, double-masked, randomised multi-centre study. 53 patients with primary open angle glaucoma, capsular glaucoma, or ocular hypertension with an IOP of at least 21 mmHg on current therapy were recruited. After a run-in period of at least 2 weeks on timolol, 5 mg/ml twice daily, patients were randomised to one of three groups. One group continued on timolol, one switched from timolol to latanoprost, 50 microg/ml once daily, and a third group received latanoprost in addition to timolol. The efficacy was evaluated by comparing IOP at 9 AM at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000IOP at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment (mean +/- SEM) were 24.2 +/- 0.9 and 23.8 +/- 1.0 mmHg (n = 16) for patients continuing on timolol, 26.3 +/- 1.2 and 19.6 +/- 1.1 mmHg (n = 17) for patients switching to latanoprost, and 23.2 +/- 1.0 and 17.5 +/- 0.8 mmHg (n = 17) for patients with combined treatment. Adding latanoprost to timolol reduced IOP with 5.9 +/- 0.9 mmHg (p < 0.001) and switching from timolol to latanoprost reduced IOP with 5.0 +/- 0.9 mmHg (p < 0.001), which caused in each group a significant IOP reduction of about 25%.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000The effect of latanoprost was additive to that of timolol, and a good effect on IOP reduction was also achieved by switching from timolol to latanoprost, suggesting that a switch in many patients is an effective alternative to combination treatment.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"8 1","pages":"289-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82961317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790322.X
T. Pohjalainen, E. Vesti, R. Uusitalo, L. Laatikainen
PURPOSE To study the effect of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation (PHACO IOL) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucoma medication in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) eyes. METHODS 38 open-angle glaucoma (OAG) eyes with cataract underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation (PHACO IOL) performed by one surgeon (RJU). None of the patients had prior intraocular surgery. Surgery was performed by scleral incision on 37% and by clear corneal incision on 63%. Patients were re-examined on the first postoperative day, after one week, 4 months, and in 29 cases 1-3.7 (mean 2.8) years after the operation. RESULTS The mean preoperative IOP was 18.4+/-3.3 mmHg with a mean of 1.7 glaucoma medications. On the first postoperative day, the mean IOP rose to 28.2 +/- 12.5 mmHg. IOP > or = 30 mmHg occurred in 39.5% of the eyes. After one week, IOP had returned to the preoperative level. After 4 months, IOP had further decreased to 16.1 +/- 3.8 mmHg (p = 0.0027). After a mean follow-up of 1-3.7 (mean 2.8) years, the average postoperative IOP was 15.1 +/- 2.9 mmHg, being significantly (p = 0.001) lower than the preoperative IOP with 86% of the patients having a mean of 1.6 drugs on average. The type of incision (scleral vs. corneal) did not affect the postoperative IOP level. Using the criteria of Bigger and Becker (1971) the long-term IOP control after PHACO-IOL surgery was improved or unchanged in 86% and worse in 14% of the preoperatively well-controlled OAG eyes. CONCLUSIONS In OAG eyes PHACO IOL is associated with a significant decrease in IOP with less medication up to 1-3.7 (mean 2.8) years.
{"title":"Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in eyes with open-angle glaucoma.","authors":"T. Pohjalainen, E. Vesti, R. Uusitalo, L. Laatikainen","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790322.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790322.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To study the effect of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation (PHACO IOL) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucoma medication in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) eyes.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u000038 open-angle glaucoma (OAG) eyes with cataract underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation (PHACO IOL) performed by one surgeon (RJU). None of the patients had prior intraocular surgery. Surgery was performed by scleral incision on 37% and by clear corneal incision on 63%. Patients were re-examined on the first postoperative day, after one week, 4 months, and in 29 cases 1-3.7 (mean 2.8) years after the operation.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000The mean preoperative IOP was 18.4+/-3.3 mmHg with a mean of 1.7 glaucoma medications. On the first postoperative day, the mean IOP rose to 28.2 +/- 12.5 mmHg. IOP > or = 30 mmHg occurred in 39.5% of the eyes. After one week, IOP had returned to the preoperative level. After 4 months, IOP had further decreased to 16.1 +/- 3.8 mmHg (p = 0.0027). After a mean follow-up of 1-3.7 (mean 2.8) years, the average postoperative IOP was 15.1 +/- 2.9 mmHg, being significantly (p = 0.001) lower than the preoperative IOP with 86% of the patients having a mean of 1.6 drugs on average. The type of incision (scleral vs. corneal) did not affect the postoperative IOP level. Using the criteria of Bigger and Becker (1971) the long-term IOP control after PHACO-IOL surgery was improved or unchanged in 86% and worse in 14% of the preoperatively well-controlled OAG eyes.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000In OAG eyes PHACO IOL is associated with a significant decrease in IOP with less medication up to 1-3.7 (mean 2.8) years.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"47 1","pages":"313-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80486255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790315.X
B. Calissendorff
PURPOSE To compare county costs of medical and surgical glaucoma treatment. METHODS Medical records of 470 patients who underwent trabeculectomies in 1992 were scrutinized for a period of 3 years before and 3 years after surgery (including the year of surgery). Treatment costs were based on DRG prices, and drug consumption costs on the "defined daily dose" (DDD). RESULTS The costs rose steadily during the 3 years before surgery on account of more frequent visits and examinations and increased drug consumption. Mean total cost in the preoperative period was 13,355 SEK and that in the corresponding postoperative period, including surgery, was 23,684 SEK. The number of visits post-surgery was only slightly reduced, but there was a marked decrease in medication. However, the cost of the drugs was not correspondingly lower. Thirty percent of the patients later underwent cataract extraction. CONCLUSION From a strictly economic point of view glaucoma surgery is not profitable within a 3-year postoperative period.
{"title":"Costs of medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma.","authors":"B. Calissendorff","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790315.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790315.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To compare county costs of medical and surgical glaucoma treatment.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000Medical records of 470 patients who underwent trabeculectomies in 1992 were scrutinized for a period of 3 years before and 3 years after surgery (including the year of surgery). Treatment costs were based on DRG prices, and drug consumption costs on the \"defined daily dose\" (DDD).\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000The costs rose steadily during the 3 years before surgery on account of more frequent visits and examinations and increased drug consumption. Mean total cost in the preoperative period was 13,355 SEK and that in the corresponding postoperative period, including surgery, was 23,684 SEK. The number of visits post-surgery was only slightly reduced, but there was a marked decrease in medication. However, the cost of the drugs was not correspondingly lower. Thirty percent of the patients later underwent cataract extraction.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000From a strictly economic point of view glaucoma surgery is not profitable within a 3-year postoperative period.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"02 1","pages":"286-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89568456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790326.X
M. Honjo, H. Tanihara, M. Inatani, Y. Honda
{"title":"Removal of a large non-functional bleb and reconstruction with free conjunctival autograft after trabeculectomy.","authors":"M. Honjo, H. Tanihara, M. Inatani, Y. Honda","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790326.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790326.X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"12 1","pages":"326-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84680179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790324.X
L. Di Crecchio, M. Parodi, S. Saviano, G. Ravalico
PURPOSE To report a case of Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE) in the course of Ulcerative Colitis (UC). METHODS A complete ophthalmologic evaluation, including fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography, was performed. RESULTS A patient with exacerbation of UC was referred to our department for sudden visual loss in RE. Ophthalmoscopy disclosed multifocal yellow-white placoid lesions typical of APMPPE in RE. There were no lesions in the fellow eye. On fluorescein angiography (FA), the active lesions showed early hypofluorescence, followed by late staining. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) revealed early and late hypofluorescence corresponding to the lesions observed clinically, and late anular staining surrounding a hypofluorescent lesion at the posterior pole. On LE ICGA revealed lesions not detected with ophthalmoscopy and FA. After corticosteroid therapy the lesions healed. CONCLUSION Ulcerative Colitis may be responsible for the onset of AMPPPE by an immunological mechanism of delayed type hypersensitivity reaction.
{"title":"Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and ulcerative colitis: a possible association.","authors":"L. Di Crecchio, M. Parodi, S. Saviano, G. Ravalico","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790324.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790324.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To report a case of Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE) in the course of Ulcerative Colitis (UC).\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000A complete ophthalmologic evaluation, including fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography, was performed.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000A patient with exacerbation of UC was referred to our department for sudden visual loss in RE. Ophthalmoscopy disclosed multifocal yellow-white placoid lesions typical of APMPPE in RE. There were no lesions in the fellow eye. On fluorescein angiography (FA), the active lesions showed early hypofluorescence, followed by late staining. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) revealed early and late hypofluorescence corresponding to the lesions observed clinically, and late anular staining surrounding a hypofluorescent lesion at the posterior pole. On LE ICGA revealed lesions not detected with ophthalmoscopy and FA. After corticosteroid therapy the lesions healed.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000Ulcerative Colitis may be responsible for the onset of AMPPPE by an immunological mechanism of delayed type hypersensitivity reaction.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"12 1","pages":"319-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79024397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-06-01DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790323.X
J. Akura, T. Ikeda, K. Sato, N. Ikeda
PURPOSE To report a patient with a Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis-like lesion that was caused by vitreous traction accompanying a posterior hyaloid detachment. METHODS We present a 49-year-old woman who showed segmental optic disc edema, peripapillary retinal detachment, and a macular star. RESULTS An incomplete posterior hyaloid detachment was present, and the posterior hyaloid membrane was attached to the nasal margin of the optic disc. Fluorescein angiography revealed a bent retinal artery on the upper margin of the optic disc, and leakage of fluorescein was observed from this area. CONCLUSION Vascular damage to the optic disc due to vitreous traction should also be considered as a mechanism for the ophthalmoscopic appearance of the fundus when lesions suggestive of Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis are present in an adult.
{"title":"Macular star associated with posterior hyaloid detachment.","authors":"J. Akura, T. Ikeda, K. Sato, N. Ikeda","doi":"10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790323.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1600-0420.2001.790323.X","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To report a patient with a Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis-like lesion that was caused by vitreous traction accompanying a posterior hyaloid detachment.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000We present a 49-year-old woman who showed segmental optic disc edema, peripapillary retinal detachment, and a macular star.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000An incomplete posterior hyaloid detachment was present, and the posterior hyaloid membrane was attached to the nasal margin of the optic disc. Fluorescein angiography revealed a bent retinal artery on the upper margin of the optic disc, and leakage of fluorescein was observed from this area.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000Vascular damage to the optic disc due to vitreous traction should also be considered as a mechanism for the ophthalmoscopic appearance of the fundus when lesions suggestive of Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis are present in an adult.","PeriodicalId":7152,"journal":{"name":"Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica","volume":"7 1","pages":"317-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86075721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}