Journal article
Drusen Regression after Macula-involving Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair
Retinal cases & brief reports, Vol.20(2), pp.252-258
03/2026
DOI: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001711
PMID: 39752582
Abstract
To investigate the effect of macula-involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair on drusen regression.
A retrospective review was performed of patients with drusen who underwent macula-involving RRD repair. Longitudinal optical coherence tomography scans were reviewed by three graders, and each case was grouped into one of three categories: drusen regression, drusen persistence, or mixed.
14 eyes with drusen that underwent macula-involving RRD repair were identified. Surgical repair consisted of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in 7 eyes, combined PPV and scleral buckle in 6 eyes, and primary buckle with cryotherapy in 1 eye. Regression of drusen occurred in 6 eyes (43%), persistence of drusen in 5 eyes (36%), and 3 eyes were categorized as mixed (21%). One patient with drusen regression with long-term follow up resulted in geographic atrophy.
Although the course of drusen following repair of macula-involving RRDs was highly variable, roughly half of eyes demonstrated marked drusen regression.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Drusen Regression after Macula-involving Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair
- Creators
- Kyle M Green - University of IowaTaariq K Mohammed - University of IowaJonathan F Russell - University of IowaTimothy M Boyce - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Retinal cases & brief reports, Vol.20(2), pp.252-258
- DOI
- 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001711
- PMID
- 39752582
- NLM abbreviation
- Retin Cases Brief Rep
- ISSN
- 1937-1578
- eISSN
- 1937-1578
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 12/31/2024
- Date published
- 03/2026
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984770791002771
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