A Case of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment With an Unpredictable Macular Tear Treated With Autologous Retinal Graft

Abstract

A 40-year-old male presented with decreased vision following trauma from a stone. The view of the posterior segment was precluded due to cortex material. Ocular ultrasonography detected total retinal detachment. During 25-G pars plana vitrectomy, a large macular tear was observed. Because this finding was not expected, autologous retinal graft was the only possible surgical option to close this macular tear. A retinal graft was taken from the periphery and spread over the macula. At the postoperative period, the retinal graft was in place and integrated with the tear. An autologous retinal graft may be an effective surgical option in the presence of macular tear. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2022;53:575–578.]