During a 4-year period, 1978-1981, 312 @entity1 were operated on for unilateral rhegmatogenous detachment of the retina. Of the fellow eyes, 11% showed moderate (VA 0.15-0.4) and 5% severe (VA less than or equal to 0.1) @entity227 . Of the fellow eyes 49% were myopic (- 1.0 D. or more), and @entity4118 was present in 14%. Details of the peripheral fundus were adequately recordable for 260 fellow eyes. Degenerations considered to predispose to @entity1713 were found in 98 eyes (38%): @entity528 in 54 (21%), granular tuft in 17 (7%), retinal tear(s) in 12 (5%), and @entity9712 in 15 (6%). Prophylactic treatment of predisposing degenerations was performed in 91 of the 98 eyes using cryo- or photocoagulation (argon laser). No intra- or permanent @entity532 were noticed. One of the treated fellow eyes (1.1%) detached 10 months after prophylactic treatment due to new tears. In the untreated group, 6 of the 221 eyes detached (2.7%). The difference was not statistically significant, but the groups were not comparable because 93% of the eyes showing predisposing degenerations were treated. None of the eyes treated for @entity2000 has detached. In these cases prophylactic treatment of the fellow eye is recommended. In most eyes cryocoagulation seems to be preferable to photocoagulation.

The fellow eye in @entity1 with unilateral XXXX : findings and prophylactic treatment.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual impairment'] @entity2000 :: ('MESH:D012162', 'Disease') :: ['retinal breaks or lattice degeneration'] @entity1713 :: ('MESH:D012163', 'Disease') :: ['retinal detachment'] @entity4118 :: ('MESH:D001035', 'Disease') :: ['aphakia'] @entity9712 :: ('MESH:D041441', 'Disease') :: ['retinoschisis'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['post-operative complications'] @entity528 :: ('MESH:D009410', 'Disease') :: ['lattice degeneration']
@entity1713 :: (MESH:D012163,Disease) :: ['retinal detachment']
