Abstract
Purpose: To identify prognostic factors for the visual outcome for patients with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Methods: The medical records of 27 patients (27 eyes) with macula-off RRD were retrospectively investigated. In addition to clinical characteristics, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) images were analyzed. Results: The central foveal thickness at baseline was 923 ± 499.5 μm, and the mean height of the subretinal fluid was 697.8 ± 463.6 μm. Dropout of backreflection at the fovea was detected on preoperative SD OCT in 8 patients (29.6%). The external limiting membrane was disrupted in 5 patients (18.5%) as was the photoreceptor integrity in 9 patients (33.3%) at 12 months. On multiple regression analysis, backreflection integrity was the only predictive factor for postoperative visual outcome (B = 0.179, p = 0.020). Conclusions: Backreflection integrity on preoperative SD OCT seems to be helpful in predicting the postoperative visual outcome in macula-off RRD patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-90 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Ophthalmologica |
Volume | 234 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Dec 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems