Pathogenesis of retinal detachment associated with morning glory disc.
Pars plana vitrectomy was performed on a six-year-old boy with complete retinal detachment associated with a morning glory disc of his left eye. Perfluorodecalin was injected to unfold the retina. During surgery, perfluorodecalin leaked repeatedly under the retina. This case demonstrates that a retinal hole in tissues lying within the optic disc anomaly provides a communication for fluid and perfluorodecalin between the subretinal space and vitreous cavity resulting in a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the morning glory syndrome.
University Eye Clinic Köln, Germany.
K U
KU
Bartz-Schmidt
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K
Heimann
D002648:Child; D003103:Coloboma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014821:Vitrectomy
D005466:Fluorocarbons; C008805:perfluorodecalin