Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling for macular retinoschisis and retinal detachment without macular hole in highly myopic eyes.
OBJECTIVE
To report anatomic and visual improvement following vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for two highly myopic patients with retinoschisis and/or retinal detachment without a macular hole.


METHODS
Two interventional case reports.


METHODS
Two highly myopic patients who had retinoschisis and/or retinal detachment without a full-thickness macular hole underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and long-acting gas injection. Main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopic appearance, and optical coherent tomography finding.


RESULTS
Vitrectomy with ILM peeling results in biomicroscopic, functional, and tomographic improvement in both patients, for follow-up periods of 12 months and 8 months, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Vitrectomy with ILM peeling and gas tamponade is an effective method for retinoschisis and/or retinal detachment without a macular hole in highly myopic patients.
Kanda
Shigeru
S
Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Uemura
Akinori
A
Sakamoto
Yushi
Y
Kita
Hazuki
H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004396:Coloring Agents; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007368:Interferometry; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications; D041441:Retinoschisis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014054:Tomography; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren; D007208:Indocyanine Green