Exudative Retinal Detachment following Grid Laser Photocoagulation in a Patient with Hemiretinal Vein Occlusion

Abstract

Purpose

To report a patient with unilateral hemiretinal vein occlusion and macular edema who developed exudative macular detachment after grid laser application.

Methods

Clinical examinations, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography.

Results

Severe macular edema and exudation.

Conclusions

This case illustrates a previously unreported complication of grid laser application for macular edema in retinal vein occlusion.

Keywords

Exudative retinal detachment Hemiretinal vein occlusion Grid laser photocoagulation Macular edema

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