Repair of Traumatic Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Combined with Congenital Falciform Retinal Detachment

• Published in: Case reports in ophthalmology Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 49 - 53
• Main Authors: Mano, Fukutaro, Chang, Kuo-Chung, Mano, Tomiya
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01-01-2018
• ISSN: 1663-2699; 1663-2699
• DOI: 10.1159/000485550

PURPOSETo report a case of surgical repair of traumatic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment combined with congenital falciform retinal detachment (FRD). METHODSA retrospective case report. RESULTSA 36-year-old man with traumatic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment complicating a previously known FRD was successfully treated despite residual FRD following pars plana lensectomy, vitrectomy, and encircling scleral buckling. His best corrected visual acuity improved from hand motion at 50 cm to 20/1,000. CONCLUSIONWe concluded that the root of the FRD is susceptible to trauma because of the contraction of fibrovascular tissue. The early intervention of modern vitrectomy to traumatic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment complicating a previously known FRD is an important consideration for enhanced quality of care and optimal patient outcomes.