J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1998 Jan;39(1):209-215.
A Case of Giant Retinal Tear in Atopic Dermatitis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
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Retinal detachments occuring in atopic dermatitis patients are usually associated with tears of peripheral retina or nonpigmented epithelium of the ciliary body or retinal dialysis. It has been considered relatively rare, however, its clinical reports have been increasing recently. We experienced a case of atopic dermatitis with retinal detachment of right eye caused by giant retinal tear and retinal tear of left eye in 23-year-old male, we could obtain successful result by treating his right eye with scleral buckling procedure and intravitreal gas injeciton.