title: Autologous platelet treatment for optic disc pit associated with persistent macular detachment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effectiveness of autologous platelets in repair of optic disc pit associated with persistent macular detachment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on a 44-year-old woman with optic disc pit associated with persistent macular detachment. The patient underwent an uneventful pars plana vitrectomy with autologous platelets injected over the optic disc pit. Good anatomical and functional results were obtained.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This surgical approach may be a valuable adjunct to the surgical management of optic disc pit associated with persistent macular detachment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Bartz-Schmidt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heimann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008266:Macula Lutea; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride