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Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.

Seven patients with macular hole retinal detachment were treated by intravitreal gas injection with or without release of subretinal fluid. Macular buckling, diathermy, cryopexy, or vitrectomy were not used. The patients were placed prone for eight hours a day until the gas had absorbed. In five of...

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Main Author: Lai, Y.K.
Format: Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 1990
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R Medicine (General)
RE Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/264/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.74.4.201
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spelling my.um.eprints.2642019-08-02T05:49:00Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/264/ Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment. Lai, Y.K. R Medicine (General) RE Ophthalmology Seven patients with macular hole retinal detachment were treated by intravitreal gas injection with or without release of subretinal fluid. Macular buckling, diathermy, cryopexy, or vitrectomy were not used. The patients were placed prone for eight hours a day until the gas had absorbed. In five of the seven patients the retina became reattached within three days and remained reattached with follow-up periods of three to 22 months (average nine months). It is believed that such detachments are due to vitreoretinal traction and the intravitreal gas bubble relieves this traction. This technique is simple, safe, and does not require costly or sophisticated instruments. It has an added advantage in preserving macular function. BMJ Publishing Group 1990-04 Article PeerReviewed Lai, Y.K. (1990) Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 74 (4). pp. 201-202. ISSN 0007-1161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.74.4.201 doi:10.1136/bjo.74.4.201
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topic R Medicine (General)
RE Ophthalmology
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RE Ophthalmology
Lai, Y.K.
Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
description Seven patients with macular hole retinal detachment were treated by intravitreal gas injection with or without release of subretinal fluid. Macular buckling, diathermy, cryopexy, or vitrectomy were not used. The patients were placed prone for eight hours a day until the gas had absorbed. In five of the seven patients the retina became reattached within three days and remained reattached with follow-up periods of three to 22 months (average nine months). It is believed that such detachments are due to vitreoretinal traction and the intravitreal gas bubble relieves this traction. This technique is simple, safe, and does not require costly or sophisticated instruments. It has an added advantage in preserving macular function.
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author Lai, Y.K.
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title Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
title_short Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
title_full Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
title_fullStr Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
title_sort treatment of macular hole retinal detachment.
publisher BMJ Publishing Group
publishDate 1990
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/264/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.74.4.201
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