Factors influencing absorption of subretinal fluid.
In 200 cases of retinal detachment successfully treated without drainage of subretinal fluid, complete reattachment of the retina was achieved in the first post-operative week in 76% of cases. Delay in subretinal fluid absorption in the remaining 24% of cases was directly related to the duration of the retinal detachment, but was not influenced by the patients age, refractive error or the characteristics of the detachment.
D000042:Absorption; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013997:Time Factors; D014822:Vitreous Body