Macular abnormalities in the reattached retina.
Sixty-six patients in whom the macula was detached before surgery were observed for at least 1 year after retinal reattachment. Macular abnormalities were recognised clinically in most patients with severely reduced vision. Failure of retinal receptor regeneration or receptor misalignment may account for visual reduction in a minority of patients but may be less important as a cause of reduced visual acuity than was previously supposed. This study confirms that the visual prognosis is related to the duration of the detachment before surgery, and patients with a macular detachment for 2 months or longer are likely to suffer persistently reduced vision.
D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity