1Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Ophthalmology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine.
2015,
Vol. 3 No. 5, 67-69
DOI: 10.12691/ajmsm-3-5-2
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Emrah Utku Kabatas MD, Pinar Altiaylik Ozer MD FEBO, Bengi Ece Kurtul MD, Naciye Kabatas MD, Serdar Beken MD, Aysegul Zenciroglu MD, Nurullah Okumus MD. Systemic Steroid for Exudative Retinal Detachment Following Laser Photocoagulation for Retinopathy of Prematurity.
American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine. 2015; 3(5):67-69. doi: 10.12691/ajmsm-3-5-2.
Correspondence to: Emrah Utku Kabatas MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Email:
dremrahutku@yahoo.comAbstract
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the causes of blindness in childhood. The treatment modalities of this disease are laser photocoagulation (LP) and/or intravitreal anti-VEGF agents. But there are many side effects of the laser treatment such as lens opacity, iris and cornea burns, retinal and choroidal hemorrhages. Exudative retinal detachment (ERD) has been reported as a rare complication of LP for the treatment of ROP. But there is no consensus about how to treat of this condition. Here we present a case of ERD after LP for ROP although appropriate laser settings and successfully treated by systemic steroid administration.
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