title: Prognosis of foveal splitting rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.
abstract: Retrospectively reviewing 4,966 patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, we identified 21 patients with foveal split detachments who had no coexisting macular disease and who had been followed at least 6 months postoperatively. All detached retinas were anatomically reattached with one operation. The average preoperative and postoperative visual acuity was 20/50. Because eyes with foveal split detachments have a good visual prognosis when the retinas are anatomically reattached, we recommend that they be treated urgently, as if they had a macular-spared detachment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brenton
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Blodi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005584:Fovea Centralis; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity