Clinical Study
Eye (2007) 21, 503–505. doi:10.1038/sj.eye.6702241; published online 27 January 2006
Functional assessment of reattached macula in nine cases with excellent Snellen acuities
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1Department of Ophthalmology, Trakya University Medical School, Edirne, Turkey
Correspondence: H Esgin, Trakya Üniversitesi T
p Fakültesi, Göz Hastalklar Anabilim dal, 22030 Edirne, Türkiye. Tel: +90 284 235 7641/1225; Fax: +90 284 235 1662; E-mail: halukesgin@trakya.edu.tr
Received 7 July 2005; Accepted 29 November 2005; Published online 27 January 2006.
Abstract
Purpose
To compare the macular functions of patients with excellent visual acuity after retinal detachment (RD) surgery, with the healthy fellow eye.
Methods
Of 214 patients, nine patients, who were successfully operated because of unilateral RD involving the macula and achieved excellent visual acuity, were analysed. The fellow eyes of the patients were taken as the control group. The macular functions were evaluated with visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, colour vision, visual field, and pattern VEP in operated and nonoperated eyes.
Results
There was no significant difference in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, colour vision, and VEP outcomes between operated and nonoperated eyes. However, it was seen that the mean deviation in the visual field was significantly higher in the operated eyes (5.8
1.8 dB) when compared with the undetached fellow eyes (3.11.8 dB), (t=12.5; P=0.013).
Conclusion
Even though the visual acuity, colour vision, contrast sensitivity, and VEP results returned to normal after a successful RD surgery, we found that the mean deviation measured by the visual field, which reflects the retinal sensitivity, was still significantly low after nearly 5 years follow-up.
Keywords:
retinal detachment, colour vision, visual evoked potential, contrast sensitivity, visual field
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