Submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.
OBJECTIVE
We report a case of a submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.


METHODS
The patient underwent submacular surgery for the removal of an idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane.


RESULTS
Three weeks after surgery, the patient developed a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.


CONCLUSIONS
A choroidal neovascular membrane can occur at a retinotomy site even without the use of endolaser or endodiathermy. The optimal placement of a retinotomy to prevent or minimize symptomatic visual loss from choroidal neovascular membrane requires further study.
Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000601:surgery; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000601:surgery*; D008566:Membranes; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy