title: Drainage of subretinal fluid in optic disc pit maculopathy using subretinal 42-gauge cannula: a new surgical approach.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Different surgical approaches have been used for the treatment of optic disc pit associated maculopathy, with increasing emphasis on vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report a case of optic disc pit maculopathy where vitrectomy was combined with subretinal fluid drainage using a 42-gauge subretinal cannula connected to a "back-flush" flute handle. No retinopexy was performed at the site of drainage. This technique resulted in almost complete resolution of subretinal fluid by 6 weeks, with visual acuity improving from 1.00 Log MAR preoperatively to 0.40 at 8 months after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We describe a novel technique for subretinal fluid drainage using a subretinal 42-G cannula connected to a standard "back flush" flute in optic disc pit-associated maculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Assad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stavrakas
authors.forename: Felipe E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Dhawahir-Scala
authors.forename: Niall
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001826:Body Fluids; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy