{"title":"CASE SERIES OF PROGRESSIVE RETINAL DETACHMENTS IN PERSISTENT FETAL VASCULATURE.","authors":"Nicole Somani, Jiwei Sheng, Prethy Rao, Emmanuel Chang","doi":"10.1097/ICB.0000000000001547","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Persistent fetal vasculature may be associated with tractional retinal detachment due to tractional contraction of the fibrovascular stalk. Persistent fetal vasculature is often believed to be congenital and nonprogressive. A rhegmatogenous component is far less common and is typically identified as a postoperative complication and has not been spontaneously reported. The authors present five cases illustrating potential progressive changes and complications that may arise in nonoperated persistent fetal vasculature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective case series of five patients who presented with progressive retinal detachments from persistent fetal vasculature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five unique cases of persistent fetal vasculature with significant progression from time of initial presentation, four of which included development of rhegmatogenous components.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with persistent fetal vasculature and a seemingly stable tractional detachment should undergo evaluation with a retinal specialist for risk stratification and management because rhegmatogenous detachments may occur due to ocular growth and stretch breaks, and tractional detachments can continue to progress over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":53580,"journal":{"name":"Retinal Cases and Brief Reports","volume":" ","pages":"267-272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Retinal Cases and Brief Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000001547","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose: Persistent fetal vasculature may be associated with tractional retinal detachment due to tractional contraction of the fibrovascular stalk. Persistent fetal vasculature is often believed to be congenital and nonprogressive. A rhegmatogenous component is far less common and is typically identified as a postoperative complication and has not been spontaneously reported. The authors present five cases illustrating potential progressive changes and complications that may arise in nonoperated persistent fetal vasculature.
Methods: This was a retrospective case series of five patients who presented with progressive retinal detachments from persistent fetal vasculature.
Results: Five unique cases of persistent fetal vasculature with significant progression from time of initial presentation, four of which included development of rhegmatogenous components.
Conclusion: Patients with persistent fetal vasculature and a seemingly stable tractional detachment should undergo evaluation with a retinal specialist for risk stratification and management because rhegmatogenous detachments may occur due to ocular growth and stretch breaks, and tractional detachments can continue to progress over time.