title: PRIMARY LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF GIANT RETINAL TEARS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Laser photocoagulation has typically been used as an adjunctive treatment to pars planar vitrectomy in achieving retinopexy in the treatment of giant retinal tears. We describe three cases where the giant retinal tear was treated with laser photocoagulation alone.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective case report of three patients with giant retinal tears who underwent primary laser photocoagulation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fundus examination up to 18 months after primary laser photocoagulation of all 3 patients revealed a flat attached retina and no significant complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laser photocoagulation alone is a viable alternative treatment for giant retinal tears in the absence of significant subretinal fluid.
authors.affiliation: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ao
authors.affiliation: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Saban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horo
authors.affiliation: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Lachlan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.affiliation: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Weng Onn
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.|Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia.|Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Jagjit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilhotra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*