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Case Reports
. 1995 Jul;233(7):441-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00180949.

Communication between the subretinal space and the vitreous cavity in the morning glory syndrome

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Communication between the subretinal space and the vitreous cavity in the morning glory syndrome

G E Coll et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1995 Jul.

Abstract

Background: The aim was to describe a pathogenic mechanism for a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a 69-year-old man with the morning glory syndrome.

Methods: During vitreous surgery for a retinal detachment, a membrane was removed that covered the optic disc anomaly and produced traction on the peripapillary retina. A retinal hole was found in tissue lying within the optic cup, and the hole was sealed using a autologous plasma-thrombin mixture. Silicone oil was used for retinal tamponade.

Results: A retinal hole in tissue lying within the optic cup provided a fluid pathway between the vitreous cavity and the subretinal space. Following vitrectomy surgery, bubbles of silicone oil passed through the retinal hole into the subretinal space of the macula.

Conclusion: This case demonstrates that a retinal hole in tissue lying within the optic disc anomaly of the morning glory syndrome provides a communication for fluid between the subretinal space and the vitreous cavity, resulting in a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Vitreous replacement with silicone oil resulted in the migration of silicone bubbles into the subretinal space.

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