title: Retinotomy Closure Following Subretinal Stem Cell Transplant With a 30-Gauge Needle.
abstract: The authors report two cases of posterior retinotomy closure following subretinal stem cell transplantation for age-related macular degeneration with a 30-gauge needle - a larger bore needle than those used in prior studies. Partial retinotomy closure was seen on optical coherence tomography within 24 hours in one patient, whereas complete closure occurred by the 5-month and 1-year follow-up visits. A trace retinal hemorrhage occurred in one case, with resolution by 12 weeks. These findings demonstrate the likelihood of uncomplicated, spontaneous retinotomy closure following subretinal stem cell transplantation with a 30-gauge needle. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016;47:869-873.].
authors.forename: Cassie A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*