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Abstract #107794 Published in IGR 23-4

Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear After Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy

Cayzac V; Sagnard M; Valero B; Voisin H; El Chehab H
Journal of Glaucoma 2023; 32: e60-e62


Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear is a common complication in the context of neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated by intravitreal injections of antivascular endothelial growth factor drugs. There are some reports of such complications after trabeculectomy but none after nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS). A 57-year-old man presented to our hospital with uncontrolled advanced glaucoma of his left eye. NPDS with adjunctive use of mitomycin C was performed with no intraoperative complication. On the seventh postoperative day clinical examination and multimodal imaging revealed a macular RPE tear in the operated eye. Subretinal fluid induced by the tear resolved within 2 months with an increase in intraocular pressure. To the best of our knowledge, this article discusses the first reported case of RPE tear occurring just after NPDS.

Department of Ophthalmology, Sainte Anne Military Hospital, Toulon, France.

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