Comparison of visual function after foveal translocation with 360 degrees retinotomy and with scleral shortening in a patient with bilateral myopic neovascular maculopathy
T. Fujikado et al., Comparison of visual function after foveal translocation with 360 degrees retinotomy and with scleral shortening in a patient with bilateral myopic neovascular maculopathy, AM J OPHTH, 130(4), 2000, pp. 525-527
PURPOSE: To compare the visual outcome after foveal translocation by sclera
l shortening and that after 360 degrees retinotomy with extraocular muscle
surgery in a patient with bilateral myopic neovascular maculopathy.
METHODS: Case report.
RESULTS: A 52-year-old woman with bilateral myopic neovascular maculopathy
underwent foveal translocation with scleral shortening in the left eye, and
visual acuity improved from 20/70 to 20/30. However, choroidal neovascular
ization recurred, and the final visual acuity was 20/40 after excision of t
he choroidal neovascularization. Foveal translocation with 360 degrees reti
notomy was performed on the right eye, and visual acuity improved from 20/1
50 to 20/30. The critical print size was better, and the retinal sensitive
area was larger in the right eye.
CONCLUSION: The better reading ability shown by foveal translocation by a 3
60 degrees retinotomy compared with scleral shortening may stem from a larg
er retinal sensitive area obtained by this method. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Sci
ence Inc. All rights reserved.