title: The natural history of untreated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
abstract: In this study, the late secondary changes of the eye in long-standing, untreated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) were examined. The most common complications were cataract (61.1%), strabismus (45.5%), toxic uveitis (27.3%) and development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (100.0%). Complete loss of vision was found in all cases. Maximal visual acuity was hand motion, but only in 9.1% of cases. In the late follow-up period of untreated RRD, anatomic changes of the eye, permanent loss of vision and esthetic defects will appear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital, Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ivanisević
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000209:etiology