Improvement in macular function after retinal translocation surgery in a patient with age-related macular degeneration

PURPOSE: To assess focal electroretinographic findings before and after ret inal translocation surgery in a patient with age-related macular degenerati on, METHOD: Case report, A 79-year-old man with a well-defined subfoveal choroi dal neovascular membrane from age related macular degeneration underwent pr eoperative and postoperative focal electroretinography. RESULTS: After retinal translocation surgery, best-corrected Snellen visual acuity improved from 9/200 to 20/60. A significant increase in mean foveal amplitude, from 0.08 mu V to 0.16 mu V (P = 0.008) was recorded. CONCLUSION: Age-related macular degenerative changes in visual acuity and f oveal electroretinogram amplitude may be reversible after retinal transloca tion surgery. (Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:547-549. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Scien ce Tnc, All rights reserved.).