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Vitrectomy for large vitreous opacity in retinitis pigmentosa. Am J Ophthalmol 2001 Jan;131(1):133-4

Date

02/13/2001

Pubmed ID

11162992

DOI

10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00713-3

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0035172230 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   9 Citations

Abstract

PURPOSE: To describe a patient with bilateral retinitis pigmentosa and visually disabling vitreous opacities, who benefited from vitrectomy in both eyes.

METHODS: A 37-year-old man with retinitis pigmentosa and severely constricted visual fields developed a large, dense, vitreous floater and visual obscuration in the right eye. Subsequently, diffuse vitreous opacification and visual obscuration developed in the left eye.

RESULTS: Bilateral pars plana vitrectomy relieved the patient's visual obscurations. Electron micrographs of the excised vitreous opacity from the left eye showed collagen fibrils and cellular debris.

CONCLUSION: Visually significant vitreous opacities may develop as a complication of retinitis pigmentosa. The visual impact of such opacities may be magnified by its superimposition on limited visual fields. Vitrectomy may be of benefit in such cases.

Author List

Hong PH, Han DP, Burke JM, Wirostko WJ

Author

William Wirostko MD Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Eye Diseases
Humans
Male
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Visual Acuity
Visual Fields
Vitrectomy
Vitreous Body