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 retinal translocation surgery in a patient with age-related macular degeneration. METHOD: Case report. A 79-year-old man with a well-defined subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane from age-related macular degeneration underwen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of ophthalmology 2000-04, Vol.129 (4), p.547-549
Hauptverfasser:	Potter, Michael J, Chang, Tom S, Lee, Ann S, Rai, Sushma
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Electroretinography Fluorescein Angiography Fundus Oculi Humans Macula Lutea - physiology Macular Degeneration - physiopathology Macular Degeneration - surgery Male Medical sciences Retina - physiopathology Retina - transplantation Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the eye and orbit Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:	PURPOSE: To assess focal electroretinographic findings before and after retinal translocation surgery in a patient with age-related macular degeneration. METHOD: Case report. A 79-year-old man with a well-defined subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane from age-related macular degeneration underwent preoperative 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 μV to 0.16 μV ( P = 0.008) was recorded. CONCLUSION: Age-related macular degenerative changes in visual acuity and foveal electroretinogram amplitude may be reversible after retinal translocation surgery.
ISSN:	0002-9394 1879-1891
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00480-8