1. Bullous Exudative Retinal Detachment after Retinal Pattern Scan Laser Photocoagulation in Diabetic Retinopathy
- Author
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Naoko Aizawa, Toru Nakazawa, Hiroshi Kunikata, and Shohei Nishikawa
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Pattern scan laser ,Case Report ,Serous Retinal Detachment ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,lcsh:Ophthalmology ,law ,Diabetic macular edema ,Ophthalmology ,medicine ,Moderate number ,PASCAL ,business.industry ,Retinal ,Exudative retinal detachment ,Diabetic retinopathy ,Serous retinal detachment ,Laser ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,chemistry ,lcsh:RE1-994 ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Complication ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Retinal photocoagulation - Abstract
Laser retinal photocoagulation is the gold standard treatment for diabetic retinopathy. We describe 3 cases in which bullous exudative retinal detachment (ERD) developed after pattern scan laser photocoagulation (PASCAL) in diabetic retinopathy. ERD spontaneously resolved in all 3 cases with various visual courses. This case series highlights 2 key points: first, ERD can occur regardless of gender, age, glycemic control, or vitreous status and despite a moderate number of laser shots, even with PASCAL; second, ERD in nonvitrectomized eyes may cause irreversible visual loss, even if the ERD resolves within 1 month.
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- 2017