PHOTIC RETINAL INJURY FROM ENDOILLUMINATION DURING VITRECTOMY
PHOTIC RETINAL INJURY FROM ENDOILLUMINATION DURING VITRECTOMY
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76894-1
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发表时间:
1991-01-15
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
MASSEY, M
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作者:
KUHN, F;MORRIS, R;MASSEY, M
We treated a patient who developed a paramacular area of light-induced retinal damage after endoscopic epimacular membrane removal. Postoperative color photographs showed complete absence of the membrane, but fluorescein angiography demonstrated a previously absent superior paramacular lesion consistent with a photic injury. Operative microscope illumination had been eliminated by corneal shielding, which implicated endoillumination as the source of injury. We recommend the following procedures to avoid this complication: careful planning of vitreous surgery for epimacular membrane removal; using filters; minimizing the length of surgery; keeping the light output low; maintaining maximal light pipe distance from the retina; eccentric orientation of the light pipe; and use of intermittent and variable site illumination techniques.