Título

SPONTANEOUS RETINAL REATTACHMENT AFTER A 300-DEGREE GIANT RETINAL TEAR IN A CHILD WITH STICKLER SYNDROME.

Short description of the case /Breve descrição do caso

A 7-month-old boy came referred to our service with the suspicion of retinal detachment. The parents' only complaint was an eye deviation noticed approximately one month ago.
Examination under sedation was performed and found upper and lower retinal detachment in the right eye and total detachment in the left eye. A photocoagulation was performed in the right eye on the same day.
After 10 days, vitreous hemorrhage was seen in the right eye, without retinal tear. Posterior vitrectomy, cryotherapy in the four quadrants, endolaser and scleral buckling with a 240 encircling band was performed.
After 50 days, the right eye had clear vitreous, attached retina and 360° laser marks. The left eye had, surprisingly, an attached posterior pole, and only peripheral detachment. It was opted to perform photocoagulation surrounding the attached area and to schedule surgery in a week.

Palavras Chave

Stickler Syndrome, retinal detachment, retinal detachment in children, spontaneous resolution of retinal detachment

Area

CLINICAL RETINA