Morphologic and angiographic assessment of the macula after macular translocation surgery with 360 degrees retinotomy.

PURPOSE

To compare the optical coherence tomographic assessment of retinal thickness and the fluorescein angiographic appearance after macular translocation surgery for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization.

DESIGN

Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series.

PARTICIPANTS

Twenty-three consecutive eyes.

INTERVENTION AND TESTING

Optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography were performed before and 6 to 15 months (mean +/- standard error [SE], 10.4+/-0.7) after macular translocation surgery with a 360 degrees retinotomy in 23 patients, ages 48 to 79 years, with age-related macular degeneration (12 eyes), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (2 eyes), and high myopia (9 eyes). The diameter of the choroidal neovascularizations ranged from 0.3 to 2.6 disc diameters (mean +/- SE, 1.2+/-0.2), and the angle of rotation of the retina ranged from 11 degrees to 45 degrees (mean +/- SE, 29.1+/-2.1 degrees ).

RESULTS

The preoperative best-corrected visual acuity ranged from hand motions to 20/100, and the postoperative best-corrected visual acuity ranged from 20/667 to 20/25. Optical coherence tomography demonstrated a concave foveal configuration after surgery in all 23 eyes, with a mean foveal thickness of 150+/-11 micro m (mean +/- SE). Fluorescein angiography showed various degrees of fluorescein leakage with a pattern similar to cystoid macular edema in 16 of 23 eyes (70%).

CONCLUSIONS

The newly located macula after macular translocation surgery with a 360 degrees retinotomy had cystoid macular edema on fluorescein angiography and normal macular configuration with normal thickness in optical coherence tomography.