title: Full-thickness sclerotomy for uveal effusion syndrome.
abstract: To report the surgical outcome of full-thickness sclerotomy in five cases of uveal effusion syndrome (UES). Full-thickness sclerotomy without sclerectomy was performed on five eyes of four patients with UES with or without nanophthalmos. In four of the eyes, exudative retinal detachment associated with UES resolved after the sclerotomy. The subretinal fluid in one eye, which had a normal axial length, was relieved after undergoing three sclerotomy procedures. Full-thickness sclerotomy without vortex vein decompression or sclerectomy is an effective surgical option for the management of significant UES.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Mingui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Jae Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Se Woong
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Nanophthalmos; Sclerotomy; Uveal effusion syndrome
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