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Abstract #5379 Published in IGR 1-2
Changes in visual field following surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in an eye of open-angle glaucoma
Hayashida H; Oba K; Amemiya TJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 1999; 53: 955-958
A 48-year-old male had been diagnosed as bilateral glaucoma 21 months before. He noted visual failure in his left eye one week before, leading to detection of retinal detachment in the inferior equator. The cup/disc ratio was 0.8 vertically and 0.7 horizontally. The visual field showed constriction superiorly. The intraocular pressure (IOP) was 20 mmHg right and 19 mmHg left under medication. Surgery induced retinal reattachment. The IOP left ranged between 21 and 26 mmHg after surgery. At 2 weeks after surgery, visual field constriction, which was not present before, was detected. It seemed to be the consequence of deeply placed scleral encircling but could possibly due to glaucoma. This case illustrates the necessity to pay due attention to postoperative visual field deterioration in eyes with retinal detachment and glaucoma.
H. Hayashida, Department of Ophthalmology, Nagasaki Univ. School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi 852-8501; Japan
Classification:
9.4.11.5 Glaucomas associated with vitreoretinal surgery (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.11 Glaucomas following intraocular surgery)
