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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in choroidal melanoma: clinical features and surgical outcomes.

Rodrigo AnguitaAchini MakuloluwaMinak BhallaMohamed KattaMandeep S SagooDavid G Charteris
Published in: Eye (London, England) (2023)
RRD in patients with CM is uncommon but requires multidisciplinary management. Anatomical results are favourable but visual outcomes are poor due to a combination of factors related to melanoma treatment, macular retinal detachment and PVR. Vitrectomy as a surgical intervention for RRD in treated CM appears to be safe in terms tumour dissemination.
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