Repair of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Choroideremia Secondary to Posterior Extramacular Retinal Hole

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2022 Apr;53(4):182-184. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20220311-02. Epub 2022 Apr 1.

Abstract

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in choroideremia is a rare occurrence. The authors present a case of a 23-year-old man with choroideremia with a near-total rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Fundus examination did not reveal any retinal breaks, but extensive preoperative optical coherence tomography detected a small posterior hole along the superior arcades. The retinal detachment was successfully managed with vitrectomy, perfluorooctane to confirm the absence of any peripheral breaks, endolaser, and 20% sulfur hexafluoride gas. Similar extramacular holes were found in the patient's other eye. Patients with choroideremia may develop posterior retinal breaks leading to retinal detachment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Choroideremia* / complications
  • Choroideremia* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retinal Detachment* / diagnosis
  • Retinal Detachment* / etiology
  • Retinal Detachment* / surgery
  • Retinal Perforations* / diagnosis
  • Retinal Perforations* / etiology
  • Retinal Perforations* / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Vitrectomy
  • Young Adult