The comparison of long-term visual recovery between acute and sub-acute macula-off retinal detachment after scleral buckling surgery [Elektronische Ressource] / by Fang Liu

Department of Ophthalmology Philipps University of Marburg Head: Professor Peter Kroll, MD., Marburg Germany The Comparison of Long-term Visual Recovery Between Acute and Sub-acute Macula-off Retinal Detachment After Scleral Buckling Surgery Dissertation in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR IN MEDICINE By Fang Liu From China Jan, 2005 Instructor: Prof. Dr. med Peter Kroll Liu F. The Comparison of Long-term Visual Recovery Between Acute and Sub-acute Macula-off Retinal Detachment Accepted by department of human medicine of Philipps-University, Marburg in 2.6.2005. Printed with permission of the department. Head: Prof. Dr. med B. Marisch Reference: Prof. Dr. med P. Kroll Coreference: Prof. Dr. med S. Pavlovic 2Liu F. The Comparison of Long-term Visual Recovery Between Acute and Sub-acute Macula-off Retinal Detachment Table of Contents 1. Abbreviations ………………………………………………………………………………6 2. Abstract ………………………………………….…….……………………………………7 3. Introduction …………………………………………..……………………….……………9 4. Review of literature ………………………..………………………………….…………..12 4.1. History ………………………………………………..……………….…………..12 4.2. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD)…………………………………...15 4.2.1 Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)…………………………………...…………15 4.2.2 Pathogenesis of Retinal breaks ……………………………………………….…...16 4.2.3 Predisposing factors ……………………..…………………...