Cystoid macular edema after cryotherapy.
A 50-year-old man developed cystoid macular edema five weeks after cryotherapy of acute retinal tears. The cystoid edema cleared spontaneously, but ultimately the fovea developed wrinkling of the internal limiting membrane.
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000628:therapy; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*