RETINAL DETACHMENT ASSOCIATED WITH PRESUMED TREMATODE-INDUCED GRANULOMATOUS INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS.

Purpose: To assess the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of retinal detachment (RD) associated with presumed trematode-induced granulomatous intermediate uveitis (PTIGIU).

Methods: A review of the medical records of patients diagnosed with RD secondary to PTIGIU over a 3-year period was conducted. Main outcome measures were the type and morphology of RD, final functional and anatomical outcomes.

Results: Out of 98 eyes with PTIGIU, 41 eyes (41.8%) were diagnosed with RD secondary to PTIGIU and were operated upon and completed 6-month follow-up period. Mean age was 12.6 years and logMAR corrected distance visual acuity 1.76. All eyes had vitritis of variable grades. Thirty-five eyes (85.4%) had tractional retinal detachment (TRD) and four eyes (9.8%) had combined tractional-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. According to the extent of retinal detachment, the eyes were grouped into Group 1: 28 eyes, with subtotal peripheral RD, and Group 2: 13 eyes, with total RD or subtotal RD reaching posterior pole. The former group showed better functional and anatomical outcomes ( P = 0.019 and 0.028, respectively). Approximately 80.5% of all eyes showed final anatomical success and visual improvement (median corrected distance visual acuity 0.40, P < 0.001) at the final follow-up.

Conclusion: Tractional retinal detachment is a common complication to PTIGIU, and early intervention is essential to avoid devastating ocular complications.