title: Treatment of recurrent retinal detachment secondary to optic nerve coloboma with injection of autologous platelet concentrate.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl presented with a recurrent retinal detachment secondary to optic nerve coloboma in her left eye with a small retinal hole in the bed of the coloboma, confirmed by optical coherence tomography. The patient was treated by injection of 0.05 mL of autologous platelet concentrate into the coloboma along with vitrectomy and gas exchange. After 8 months, the retina was attached and optical coherence tomography revealed closure of the retinal hole. Considering our experience, autologous platelet injection may be considered a treatment option for recurrent retinal detachment secondary to optic nerve coloboma.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jeroni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nadal
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López-Fortuny
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sauvageot
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pérez-Formigó
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D003103:Coloboma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056965:Injections, Intraocular; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*