title: A Case of Proliferative Retinopathy Complicated with Tuberous Sclerosis Treated by Vitreous Surgery.
abstract: We report a case of proliferative retinopathy complicated with retinal hamartoma in a tuberous sclerosis patient. This study involved a 16-year-old female patient who was diagnosed as having tuberous sclerosis at birth. Ophthalmic examination revealed retinal hamartoma surrounding the optic disc in both eyes. Vitreous surgery involving a vitrectomy and resection of the proliferative membranes was performed for proliferative retinopathy in her right eye. Postoperative fundus findings showed improvement and decreased exudative changes. The proliferative and exudative changes appeared to be due to the retinal hamartoma, and vitreous surgery proved effective in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Emika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Seita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryohsuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kohmoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugasawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsunehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
keywords: Proliferative retinopathy; Retinal hamartoma; Tuberous sclerosis; Vitreous surgery