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Introduction: Retinal detachment after macular hole surgery is a rare complication, usually occurring because of small, peripheral holes. We present a patient with a high bullous exudative retinal detachment following pars plana vitrectomy. Case report: A healthy 69-year-old patient presented with a macular hole stage III of the left eye. Corrected visual acuity was 20/200. Pars plana vitrectomy was performed without peeling of the internal limiting membrane or an epiretinal membrane, a few drops of platelet concentrate were instilled onto the hole, and the bulbus was filled subtotally with a non-expanding SF6/air mixture. On the 3rd postoperative day a small retinal detachment of the inferior half of the retina was noticed that increased over the next 3 days until it reached the inferior vascular arcade. During the following 3 days a spontaneous remission occurred with complete reattachment of the retina. Six weeks after operation the retina was completely reattached, the macular hole was closed, and the visual acuity was 20/200 with a slight cataract. Conclusion: Retinal detachments after macular hole surgery are not always of rhegmatogenous nature but may also be exudative and related to an inflammatory reaction caused by adjuvants. When a retinal detachment occurs immediately after macular hole surgery without detectable holes it may be advisable to wait for some days before reoperation.
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Gamulescu, MA., Roider, J. & Gabel, VP. Exudative retinal detachment in macular hole surgery using platelet concentrates – a case report. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 239, 227–229 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004170100253
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