Clinical Characteristics of Simultaneous Bilateral Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments

Kim, Eun Ah; Chang, Woo Hyok; Park, Young Hoon

Abstract

PURPOSE
To analyze the incidence, clinical characteristics and postoperative prognosis of simultaneous bilateral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (SRD). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 22 patients who visited the Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, for treatment of SRD and who had been in regular surveillance for at least 6 months. RESULTS: The incidence of SRD was 22 patients among 792 (2.8%). Eleven were male and 11 were female, and the average age was 27.6 years. Eighteen patients (81.8%) complained of visual disturbance and visual field defect of one eye, and myopia of more than -4.00D was noted in 30 eyes (68.2%). The size of the detached area was 2 quadrants in 19 eyes (43.2%). The most common type of retinal break was atrophic hole with lattice degeneration. The most common location of the break was the inferotemporal quadrant. The anatomical success rate of primary operation was 91.9% (34 of 37 eyes). CONCLUSIONS: Simultaneous bilateral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment was associated with young age, and myopia. As for the retinal break, the most common type was atrophic hole with lattice degeneration, and the most common location was the inferotemporal quadrant.