J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2000 Nov;41(11):2381-2385.

Late Recurrence of Retinal Detachment after Successful Surgery

• Lee CH
• Lee KH
• Park YH

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to study the prevalence, causes and prognosis of late recurrences of retinal detachment after successful surgery.We reviewed 986 cases in 926 patients who had undergone surgery for primary retinal detachment.Late recurrence was defined as the reappearance of subretinal fluid 6 months or longer after complete retinal reattachment.We performed scleral buckling, cryopexy, or vitrectomy as the first operation. Twenty seven eyes in 25 patients (2.7%)had a late recurrence.New breaks were definitely identified in 11 eyes (40.8%), and 9 eyes had proliferative vitreoretinopathy.In 3 eyes, previous breaks were reopened.The causes of redetachment were not identified in 4 eyes.Most common cause of late recurrence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment was the newly developed retinal breaks.So, It may be helpful in reducing the incidence of late recurrence to perform long-term careful fundus examination after successful first operation.

Keyword

Late recurrence; Retinal detachment; Successful surgery

MeSH Terms

Humans
Incidence
Prevalence
Prognosis
Recurrence*
Retinal Detachment*
Retinaldehyde*
Scleral Buckling
Subretinal Fluid
Vitrectomy
Retinaldehyde