Retinal Fold

• By Mauricio Bayram-Suverza, MD
  Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz
• Uploaded on Sep 26, 2023.
• Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Feb 22, 2024.

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Condition/keywords

Retinal slippage, giant retinal tear, vitreoretinal surgery, retina surgery complications

Photographer

Mauricio Bayram-Suverza, Fundación Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz

Imaging device

Fundus camera
TRC-50DX

Description

A 38-year-old man underwent vitrectomy in the left eye due to a giant tear in the upper retina. SF6 gas was used as endotamponade. During the post-surgical check-up, it was identified that the patient developed a full-thickness retinal fold due to retinal slippage during fluid-air exchange. As the fold was away from the macular area, it was decided to observe the patient. Three weeks after the surgery, his best-corrected visual acuity was 20/30.

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