Management of giant retinal tear and retinal detachment in a patient with active toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis

Nathan L Scott; Jayanth Sridhar; Harry W Flynn Jr

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.03.007

Management of giant retinal tear and retinal detachment in a patient with active toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2018 Mar 8:10:226-228. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.03.007. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Nathan L Scott¹, Jayanth Sridhar¹, Harry W Flynn Jr¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miami, FL 900 NW 17th Street Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the management of a giant retinal tear with retinal detachment in a patient with active toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis.

Results: While receiving systemic medications for toxoplasmosis, the patient underwent scleral buckling, pars plana vitrectomy, and C3F8 gas tamponade without removal of the lens. At last follow-up, best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 with an attached retina and the toxoplasmosis lesion was inactive.

Conclusions: and Importance: Using modern surgical techniques, anatomic and clinical success is possible during active retinochoroiditis.

Keywords: Giant retinal tear; Retinal detachment; Scleral buckle; Toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis; Vitrectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports