Chorioretinal folds and a macular hole secondary to craniofacial surgery

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 1990;6(4):278-82. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199012000-00010.

Abstract

Chorioretinal folds have been reported as a result of many intraocular and extraocular inflammatory processes or tumors. Visual loss is usually secondary to a combination of the underlying process and chorioretinal folds involving the macula. We report a patient who developed decreased vision, metamorphopsia, chorioretinal folds, and a lamellar macular hole secondary to global compression by a bone fragment. The chorioretinal folds regressed and his vision stabilized following surgical decompression. Chorioretinal folds and lamellar macular hold formation are previously unrecognized complications of reconstructive craniofacial surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Choroid / pathology
  • Choroid Diseases / etiology*
  • Choroid Diseases / pathology
  • Face / abnormalities
  • Facial Bones / surgery*
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Humans
  • Macula Lutea / injuries*
  • Macula Lutea / pathology
  • Male
  • Orbit / pathology
  • Orbit / surgery
  • Pressure
  • Retina / pathology
  • Retinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Retinal Diseases / pathology
  • Surgery, Plastic / adverse effects*
  • Vision Disorders / etiology