Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(2):439-444.
Published online February 1, 2000.
ecovery of Visual Acuity after Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Involving the Macula.
Woo Hyok Chang, Young Hoon Park
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam National University.
황반부를 침범한 열공망막박리 수술 후의 시력예후
장우혁(Woo Hyok Chang),박영훈(Young Hoon Park)
Abstract
We retrospectively investigated long-term visual prognosis following successful retinal reattachment in eyes with rhegmatogenous retinal detach-ment involving the macula. We operated 852 eyes using scleral buckling technique between May 1983 and May 1995. Among them 20 patients with macular detachment had been followed for more than three years postoperatively. The age range of patients was between 13 and 37 years[mean 23.6 +/-8.0]. Among 10 eyes, the best-corrected visual acuity at 3 years after surgery improved by one line than best-corrected visual acuity at 3 months postoperatively[improved group]. Among the other 10 eyes, no interval change was found during the period[unimproved group]. Improvement of long-term postoperative visual acuity was found to be statistically correlated with shorter duration of macular detachment[< or =30 days]and the location of detachment[inferior][p<0.05]. According to this study, surgeon should be aware that the visual function of reattached retina may improve during the long postoperative peroid, especially in eyes with above features.
Key Words: Long-term;Macular detachment;Scleral buckling;Visual acuity


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