Effect of surgical modality on visual outcomes for young patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments: a retrospective cohort study.

Ryan T DuongOmar ElghawyAmen B NigussieJoseph D BogaardJames T PatrieYevgeniy Eugene Shildkrot

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2022)

Vitrectomy, scleral buckle, pneumatic retinopexy or combined procedures are viable repair options for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in patients younger than 50 years of age. Selection of the repair modality should be guided on baseline clinical features of the patient and detachment.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
end stage renal disease
optical coherence tomography
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
case report
optic nerve
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance