Limited macular translocation with scleral retraction suture

The British Journal of Ophthalmology
P SullivanJ Sears

Abstract

Macular translocation with scleral imbrication is a new technique for treating subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes (CNV). This procedure shortens the sclera but may result in a minimal decrease in the internal circumference of the globe and limits the amount of foveal displacement. The authors propose a new scleral retraction suture aimed at decreasing the internal circumference of the globe in an effort to increase foveal displacement. Using a cadaver model, they compared the amount of scleral shortening using a standard scleral imbrication technique and a modified three suture scleral retraction technique. Sections of the globes were digitised and specialised software was used to estimate the amount of scleral shortening. Three patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation underwent limited macular translocation using pars plana vitrectomy and macular detachment with the modified scleral suture technique. The main outcome measures were visual acuity, foveal displacement, and complications. In the cadaver model, the scleral retraction suture resulted in a flatter internal scleral fold compared to the standard suture technique and created approximately 890 microm of effective scleral shortening. In the patients who...Continue Reading

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