Submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of a submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site. The patient underwent submacular surgery for the removal of an idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane. Three weeks after surgery, the patient developed a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site. A choroidal neovascular membrane can occur at a retinotomy site even without the use of endolaser or endodiathermy. The optimal placement of a retinotomy to prevent or minimize symptomatic visual loss from choroidal neovascular membrane requires further study.
Medical subject headings
- Choroid
- Macula Lutea
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Postoperative Complications
- Retina