Clinical Study

Retinal Detachment in Down Syndrome: Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes

Table 1

Characteristics and surgical outcomes in fifteen patients with retinal detachment in Down syndrome.

CaseAgeEyeLensNumber of
retinal breaks
Type of retinal breaksMaculaQuadrant of retinal detachmentPVR gradeSurgeryFirst subsequent surgerySecond subsequent surgeryBuckle detailsAnatomical resultsFollow-up

123OSClear7HSTOffTotalNot documentedPPV/SB/ELX/SOELX/Phaco + PC IOL/SO removalBandFlat5.97
212OSPseudophakia1HSTOffTotalC-anterior + posteriorPPV/SB/ELX/SOSO removalBandFlat5.5
34ODAphakia1HSTOffTotalC-anteriorSB/CRYOPPV/ELX/C3F8BandFlat39.67
44OSCataract1GRTOffTotalNot documentedPPV/SB/PPL/RR/ELX/SOBandFlat3.63
511ODCataract1GRTOffTotalCPPV/SB/PPL/RR/ELX/SOBandFlat13.93
617OSCataract2HST + dialysisOffTotalNot documentedPPV/PPL/ELX/C3F8PPV/SB/ELX/SOSecondary IOL and SO removaln/aFlat8.3
78ODAphakian/an/aOffTotalC-anterior + posteriorPPV/SB/RR/ELX/choroidal drainage/SOBand and tireDetached8.6
813ODClear2Operculated holeOffThreeNot documentedSB/CRYOPPV/ELX/CRYO/C3F8SB removal and intravitreal ABBand and tireFlat12.37
96OSCataract1Operculated holeOffTotalC-anteriorPPV/SB/PPL/RR/ELX/C3F8Band and tireFlat163.27
105OSPseudophakia1HSTOffTotalC-posteriorPPV/SB/ELX/heavy SOBandFlat3.83
115OSAphakia3HST + HST + operculated holeOffTotalBPPV/SB/ELX/SOBandDetached144
1226ODCataract2HSTOffTotalNot documentedSB/CRYO/ECCEPPV/RR/ELX/C3F8BandFlat15.73
1313OUCataract2Operculated holeOffThreeNot documentedSB/CRYOBandFlat3.23
13OUCataract2HSTOffTwoNot documentedSB/CRYOBand and tireFlat3.1
148OUCataract1GRTOffTotalNot documentedPPV/SB/PPL/ELX/SOBand and tireFlat210.5
14OUCataract2HSTOffTotalBSB/lens aspiration/CRYOBandFlat203.97
1514OUPseudophakia1Operculated holeOffTotalNot documentedPPV/SB/ELX/SOFlat10.53
15OUPseudophakia1Operculated holeOffTotalNot documentedPPV/SB/ELX/C3F8Flat8.6

OD: right eye; OS: left eye; OU: both eyes; HST: horseshoe tear; GRT: giant retinal tear; PPV: pars plana vitrectomy; SB: scleral buckle; PPL: pars plana lensectomy; RR: relaxing retinectomy; ELX: endolaser; CRYO: cryotherapy; SO: silicon oil; C3F8: perfluoropropane; ECCE: extracapsular cataract extraction; PC IOL: posterior chamber intraocular lens; IOL: intraocular lens; AB: antibiotic; PVR: proliferative vitreoretinopathy; n/a: not available.