title: Postoperative recovery of visual function after macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine which factors affect the recovery of visual function in macula off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).
  
  
  METHODS
  In a prospective study of forty-five patients with a primary macula-off RRD of 24 hours to 6 weeks duration, the height of the macular detachment was determined by ultrasonography. At 12 months postoperatively, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast acuity, and color confusion indexes (CCI) were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Macular detachment was present for 2-32 (median 7) days before repair. A shorter duration of macular detachment was correlated with a better CCI saturé (p = 0.0026) and lower LogMAR BCVA (better Snellen visual acuity) (p = 0.012). Also, a smaller height of macular detachment was correlated with a lower LogMAR BCVA (p = 0.0034). A younger age and lower pre-operative LogMAR BCVA at presentation were both correlated with better postoperative contrast acuity in the total group (age: p = 1.7×10(-4) and pre-operative LogMAR BCVA: p = 0.0034).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Functional recovery after macula-off RRD is affected by the duration and the height of the macular detachment. Recovery of contrast acuity is also affected by age and BCVA at presentation.
  ARVO annual meeting 2013, May 7, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  trialregister.nl NTR839.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mathijs A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van de Put
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Danna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Croonen
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ilja M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wouter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Japing
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; W.J. Kolff Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johanna M M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hooymans
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; W.J. Kolff Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Leonoor I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Los
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015785:Eye Diseases, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology