Exudative retinal detachment following grid laser photocoagulation in a patient with hemiretinal vein occlusion.
OBJECTIVE
To report a patient with unilateral hemiretinal vein occlusion and macular edema who developed exudative macular detachment after grid laser application.


METHODS
Clinical examinations, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography.


RESULTS
Severe macular edema and exudation.


CONCLUSIONS
This case illustrates a previously unreported complication of grid laser application for macular edema in retinal vein occlusion.
Ozerdem
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Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0946, USA.
Freeman
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D000368:Aged; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000601:surgery; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity