title: A NEW TECHNIQUE WITH AUTOLOGOUS FIBRIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT OPTIC PIT MACULOPATHY.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the use of autologous fibrin for the treatment of persistent optic pit maculopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report two patients with an optic pit-related serous macular detachment, which persisted after vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling. Autologous fibrin was prepared from the patients' whole blood and injected over the optic disk pit area to seal the pit/coloboma area followed by fluid-air-gas exchange.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Retina stayed attached starting from the first postoperative visit till the last visit at 27 (Case 1) and 14 (Case 2) months after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of autologous fibrin for the treatment of optic disk pit-related serous macular detachment seems a worthy contribution to the treatment of persistent cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Gazi University.
authors.forename: Sengul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozdek
authors.forename: Huseyin Baran
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D058450:Endotamponade / Q000379:methods*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D005337:Fibrin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin