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 XXXX with unilateral @entity1713 : 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']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
