Bilateral Release of Falciform Retrolental Adhesion by Scleral Buckling in Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019 Sep 1;50(9):594-596. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20190905-10.

Abstract

Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) can often present with retinal falciform folds, and rarely with retrolenticular adhesive radial retinal folds. Management of advanced FEVR-associated tractional falciform folds with retrolenticular adhesion to the peripheral retina in the literature has been limited to vitrectomy with or without lensectomy. The authors describe a unique surgical management of a case of bilateral FEVR-associated tractional radial folds with nonaxial retrolenticular adhesion treated with scleral buckling with deferred laser, avoiding the complications associated with vitrectomy and lensectomy on ocular development. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019;50:594-596.].

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lens Diseases / surgery*
  • Male
  • Retinal Diseases / surgery*
  • Scleral Buckling / methods*
  • Tissue Adhesions
  • Vitreous Body / surgery*