Posterior vitreous findings in cases of spontaneous retinal reattachment.

Abstract

To describe the posterior vitreous findings in two patients with retinal detachment who experienced spontaneous retinal reattachment. Two observational case reports. Biomicroscopic and high-resolution echographic evaluation of the vitreoretinal relationships. Retinal reattachment and echographic vitreoretinal relationships. Two patients, one with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and one with a tractional retinal detachment, were noted to have a partial posterior vitreous detachment with vitreoretinal adherence at the time of presentation. Spontaneous retinal reattachment occurred in both cases, with echography showing complete vitreous separation from the retina. Complete posterior vitreous detachment may release tractional components in retinal detachment and contribute to spontaneous retinal reattachment.