ACQUIRED PERIPHERAL RETINAL TELANGIECTASIA AFTER RETINAL SURGERY

Abstract

Possible risk factors for the development of APRT include retinal ischemia after longstanding retinal detachment, retinal cryotherapy or scleral buckling, and damage to Bruch's membrane at the time of scleral suture placement or release of subretinal fluid. This report provides further evidence of an association between APRT and retinal detachment, and that APRT may be more specifically associated with retinal detachments in patients with Sticklers syndrome.