Autologous full-thickness RPE-choroid graft to treat high-risk drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment without CNV

Abstract: Objective: To report on the survival of a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid graft translocated to treat a patient with drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment (DPED).Methods: We describe a patient with bilateral high-risk DPED where one eye was treated with RPE-choroid translocation surgery and followed up for more than two years.Results: The RPE-choroid graft surgery was straightforward and the fully perfused graft was able to support stable vision of 0.5 Snellen acuity for more than two years despite the development of a choroidal neovessel at the edge of the graft. The vision in the fellow eye dropped from 0.5 to 0.2 Snellen in the same period.Conclusion: RPE-choroid translocation may slow the progression of DPED to atrophy but it can also transform dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) into neovascular AMD

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Autologous full-thickness RPE-choroid graft to treat high-risk drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment without CNV ; volume:10 ; day:22 ; month:04 ; year:2020 ; GMS ophthalmology cases ; 10 (22.04.2020)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sillen, Hedwig ; Ruys, Joke ; Schauwvlieghe, Pieter-Paul ; Veckeneer, Marc

Further information

• DOI: 10.3205/oc000151
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0183-oc0001511
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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