Long-term anatomical and functional outcomes of surgical treatment of retinal complications in children and adolescents with Stickler syndrome between 2004 and 2021.

Marie Česká Burdová Jana Štěpánková Radka Kremlíková Pourová Gabriela Mahelková Martin Hložánek Pavel Kozner Dagmar Dotřelová

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2023)

Repair of retinal tears with/without retinal detachment in patients with Stickler syndrome often requires multiple surgeries with combinations of cryopexy, scleral buckling, and/or vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade. Treatment of the ocular complications arising from STL requires long-term comprehensive care.

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