Scleral Window Surgery with Mitomycin C for Nanophthalmic Uveal Effusion: Case Report.
10.3341/jkos.2012.53.8.1157
- Author:
Seong Jae KIM
1
;
Gyu Nam KIM
;
Yong Seop HAN
;
In Young CHUNG
;
Seong Wook SEO
;
Ji Myong YOO
;
Jong Moon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. parkjm@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mitomycin C;
Nanophthalmos;
Scleral window surgery;
Uveal effusion syndrome
- MeSH:
Administration, Topical;
Adult;
Aqueous Humor;
Choroid;
Eye;
Female;
Humans;
Mitomycin;
Retinal Detachment;
Sclera;
Sclerostomy;
Subretinal Fluid;
Vision, Ocular;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2012;53(8):1157-1162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report the case of a 36-year-old patient with nanophthalmic uveal effusion was treated with scleral window surgery and topical administration of mitomycin C (MMC). CASE SUMMARY: A 36-year-old woman presented with decreased visual acuity and blurred vision in the both eyes during 3 months. Fundus examination revealed choroidal effusion and retinal detachment with thickend sclera wall and short axial lengh. Partial-thickness sclera flap with deep sclerostomy was performed and topical MMC was administered to one quadrant of the equatorial sclera. The subretinal fluid resorbed gradually and visual acuity improved. CONCLUSIONS: Scleral window surgery and topical mitomycin C might relieve the blocked transscleral outflow of intraocular fluid in the small area of a sclerostomy in young patient with nanophthlamos.
