ACCIDENTAL RETINECTOMY DURING BLOCK-EXCIS ION BECAUSE OF EPITHELIAL INGROWTH

Authors
ROHRBACH JM DERSE M WOHLRAB TM
Citation
Jm. Rohrbach et al., ACCIDENTAL RETINECTOMY DURING BLOCK-EXCIS ION BECAUSE OF EPITHELIAL INGROWTH, Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 210(4), 1997, pp. 225-226
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde
ISSN journal
00232165 → ACNP
Volume
210
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
225 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-2165(1997)210:4<225:ARDBIB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A 3.5-year-old girl suffered from a penetrating injury of the left eye . One and a half years later epithelial ingrowth was detected. Althoug h block-excision was performed in the usual manner without technical p roblems the retina was excised accidentally. Histology revealed that t he retina had been massively displaced in anterior direction prior to surgery because of fibrovascular proliferations.