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Pathogenesis of retinal detachment associated with morning glory disc

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Abstract

Pars plana vitrectomy was performed on a six-year-old boy with complete retinal detachment associated with a morning glory disc of his left eye. Perfluorodecalin was injected to unfold the retina. During surgery, perfluorodecalin leaked repeatedly under the retina. This case demonstrates that a retinal hole in tissues lying within the optic disc anomaly provides a communication for fluid and perfluorodecalin between the subretinal space and vitreous cavity resulting in a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the morning glory syndrome.

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  1. University Eye Clinic Köln, Joseph-Stelzmannstr. 9, D-50925, Köln, Germany

    Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt & Klaus Heimann

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Bartz-Schmidt, K.U., Heimann, K. Pathogenesis of retinal detachment associated with morning glory disc. Int Ophthalmol 19, 35–38 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156417

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Key words

  • morning glory disc
  • retinal detachment
  • vitrectomy
  • perfluorodecalin