Exudative retinal detachment following grid laser photocoagulation in a patient with hemiretinal vein occlusion

To report a patient with unilateral hemiretinal vein occlusion and macular edema who developed exudative macular detachment after grid laser application. Clinical examinations, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography. Severe macular edema and exudation. This case illustrates a previously unre...

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Published in:European journal of ophthalmology 2001, Vol.11 (1), p.89-92
Main Authors: OZERDEM, U, FREEMAN, W. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Exudates and Transudates
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Laser Coagulation - adverse effects
Macular Edema - surgery
Medical sciences
Retinal Detachment - diagnosis
Retinal Detachment - etiology
Retinal Vein Occlusion - surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the eye and orbit
Visual Acuity
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Summary:To report a patient with unilateral hemiretinal vein occlusion and macular edema who developed exudative macular detachment after grid laser application. Clinical examinations, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography. Severe macular edema and exudation. This case illustrates a previously unreported complication of grid laser application for macular edema in retinal vein occlusion.
ISSN:1120-6721
1724-6016
DOI:10.1177/112067210101100119