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Case Reports
. 2001 Jan;131(1):133-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00713-3.

Vitrectomy for large vitreous opacity in retinitis pigmentosa

P H Hong  1 , D P Han, J M Burke, W J Wirostko
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Case Reports

Vitrectomy for large vitreous opacity in retinitis pigmentosa

P H Hong et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe a patient with bilateral retinitis pigmentosa and visually disabling vitreous opacities, who benefited from vitrectomy in both eyes.

Methods: A 37-year-old man with retinitis pigmentosa and severely constricted visual fields developed a large, dense, vitreous floater and visual obscuration in the right eye. Subsequently, diffuse vitreous opacification and visual obscuration developed in the left eye.

Results: Bilateral pars plana vitrectomy relieved the patient's visual obscurations. Electron micrographs of the excised vitreous opacity from the left eye showed collagen fibrils and cellular debris.

Conclusion: Visually significant vitreous opacities may develop as a complication of retinitis pigmentosa. The visual impact of such opacities may be magnified by its superimposition on limited visual fields. Vitrectomy may be of benefit in such cases.

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