title: [Surgical management of acute retinal necrosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of vitreoretinal surgery in the management of acute retinal necrosis (ARN).
  
  
  METHODS
  17 cases (20 eyes) of ARN had undertaken the surgery, including vitreoretinal surgery for 18 eyes and scleral surgery for 2 eyes. 14 cases (21 eyes) of ARN patients hospitalized at the same period without surgery were used as controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The follow-up was 5 months to 5 years. 15 eyes in the control group (71.4%) became phthisis bulbi. Useful vision remained in 17 eyes in the surgical group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retinal detachment is still a severe complication of ARN, and proper vitreoretinal surgery can improve its prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200031.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014821:Vitrectomy