Surgical flattening of retinal fold of stage III cicatricial retrolental fibroplasia (RLF).
Flattening of detached macula in both eyes of a 10-month-old baby with traction retinal detachment in stage III RLF was achieved surgically. The surgical procedure is described and the rationale for such intervention is discussed.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000150:complications*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy