Chronic retinal detachment with secondary retinal macrocyst and peripheral neovascularization.
OBJECTIVE
To report the association of a retinal macrocyst with peripheral retinal neovascularization that occurred secondary to a chronic, subclinical rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and to illustrate the utility of wide-field fundus photography.


METHODS
Case Report.


RESULTS
A 37 year-old male was diagnosed with chronic retinal detachment on routine eye examination. Further evaluation revealed intraretinal hemorrhages and a retinal macrocyst. Diagnosis was confirmed with wide-field fundus photography and fluorescein angiography. Surgery was recommended to repair the retinal detachment, to allow spontaneous resolution of the macrocyst.


CONCLUSIONS
Chronic, subclinical retinal detachments may rarely be associated with retinal macrocysts and retinal neovascularization. This altered retinal morphology can be delineated on wide-field fundus imaging, which aids in diagnosis and management.
Labriola
Leanne T
LT
Retina Service, UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Brant
Arthur M
AM
Eller
Andrew W
AW
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis*