Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with myelinated nerve fibers: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To report the management of a case of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with myelinated nerve fibers.


METHODS
A 7-year-old boy presented with decreased vision in the right eye for 3 months. Fundus examination revealed total retinal detachment with a large break within the myelinated nerve fibers in the right eye. The right eye underwent pars plana vitrectomy, encirclage, relaxing retinotomy, endolaser, and C3F8 injection.


RESULTS
The retina remained attached at the 6-month follow-up with visual acuity of 6/18, N10.


CONCLUSIONS
An area of the retina with myelinated nerve fiber is stiff and could potentially pose problems in retinal reattachment when a retinal break is located within the same area.
From the Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lingam
L
Gopal
Subhankarsri
S
Paul
Parveen
P
Sen
Vikas
V
Khetan