Optical Coherence Tomography Follow-up of an Unusual Case of Old Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment With a Hemorrhagic Macrocyst at the Macula

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2015 Nov-Dec;46(10):1058-60. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20151027-14.

Abstract

A 32-year-old female presented with visual acuity of hand movement close to face, an old inferior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), and a large hemorrhagic macular macrocyst (HMM) in the right eye. After 2 weeks of successful vitreoretinal surgery, the HMM started decreasing in height and resolved by 3 months. On optical coherence tomography, a zone of hyperreflectivity in the outer retinal layers was evident on resolution of the cyst. At final follow-up, the visual acuity improved to 1/60 only. Though HMM resolved completely after retinal reattachment, alteration and thickening of microarchitecture of the outer retinal layers ensued.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / physiopathology
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Endotamponade
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Detachment / physiopathology
  • Retinal Detachment / surgery
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / physiopathology
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Silicone Oils / administration & dosage
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Visual Acuity / physiology
  • Vitreoretinal Surgery

Substances

  • Silicone Oils