PURPOSE To report a rare case of choroiditis in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). CASE A 49-year-old woman with a 17-year history of SLE experienced acute vision impairment of her left eye during the remission stage of systemic SLE. Fundus examination revealed a gray-white subretinal exudate with serous retinal detachment. Angiographic examination disclosed choroidal inflam...

PURPOSE The present study aimed to describe clinical characteristics of patients with posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), to determine the prevalence of retinal tears in PVD patients, and to find predictors for retinal tears in this patient group. METHODS Retrospective analysis of medical records on patients diagnosed with PVD, retinal tears, or vitreous hemorrhage at the Department of Ophth...

In 200 cases of retinal detachment successfully treated without drainage of subretinal fluid complete reattachment of the retina was achieved in the first postoperative week in 76 per cent of cases. Delay in subretinal fluid absorption in the remaining 24 per cent of cases was directly related to the duration of the retinal detachment but was not influenced by the patient's age, refractive erro...

PURPOSE To determine factors predisposing to the development of choroidal detachment following conventional retinal detachment surgery, to evaluate its clinical course, and to identify possible measures to reduce its occurrence. METHODS Analysis of 25 consecutive cases of choroidal detachment following retinal detachment surgery out of a total of 510 cases undertaken at a tertiary care referr...

m: Silicone/fluomsilicone copolymer oii (SiFO) is a polysiloxane derivative potentially us&d as mtraoperative tool and long term retinal tatnponade agent. SiFO is characterized by higher-than-water density and low viscosity; its intraocular tolerance in rabbits up to two months is siroilra to that of silicone oil. &j&t&. SiFO was used in 9 eyes with complicated retinal detachment. Five patients...

m: Silicone/fluomsilicone copolymer oii (SiFO) is a polysiloxane derivative potentially us&d as mtraoperative tool and long term retinal tatnponade agent. SiFO is characterized by higher-than-water density and low viscosity; its intraocular tolerance in rabbits up to two months is siroilra to that of silicone oil. &j&t&. SiFO was used in 9 eyes with complicated retinal detachment. Five patients...