PMC5892340_01
A 62-year-old male patient with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with asteroid hyalosis (AH) in his left eye. a Fundoscopy image of the patient's left eye prior to surgery showing bullous retinal detachment from the temporal-superior side extending to the macular area. b Intraoperative image of the eye revealing asteroid bodies (AB) concentrated slightly toward the front and apparent posterior vitreous detachment. c Intraoperative image of the eye after coating the retinal surface with triamcinolone acetonide showing that some of the AB, as well as the somewhat thick vitreous cortex, remained across the entire retina. d Fundoscopy image of the eye after surgery showing that the retina has successfully been reattached.
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In addition, the eye had bullous RRD from the temporal superior side, extending to the macular area (Fig. 1a). The AB were concentrated slightly toward the front, and at first observation, PVD appeared to have occurred (Fig. 1b). Upon coating the retinal surface with triamcinolone acetonide, it was ascertained that some of the AB, as well as the somewhat thick vitreous cortex, remained across the entire retina, and that the liquefied vitreous space was very small (Fig. 1c). The retina was then reattached, and his corrected VA improved to LV = 0.6 x S -3.0D = C -0.75 Ax 120  (Fig. 1d).
PMC5892340_02
A 70-year-old male patient with RRD associated with AH in his left eye. a Fundoscopy image of the patient's left eye prior to surgery showing a flap tear and localized retinal detachment at the temporal-superior side. b Ultrasound B-mode image of the eye prior to surgery showing incomplete PVD and no dynamics of the posterior vitreous membrane. c Intraoperative image of the eye showing ABs diffusely in the vitreous cavity and that the liquefied vitreous space is very small. d Intraoperative image of the eye showing a thick vitreous cortex remaining across the entire retina, with strong adhesion across the entire retina.
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AB in the vitreous cavity. A flap tear and localized RRD were found on the upper-temporal side (Fig. 2a). Ultrasound B-mode imaging revealed incomplete PVD and no dynamics of posterior vitreous membrane (Fig. 2b). The AB were diffusely observed in the vitreous cavity, and the liquefied vitreous space was very small (Fig. 2c). Upon coating the retinal surface with triamcinolone acetonide, it was ascertained that some of the AB, as well as the somewhat thick vitreous cortex, remained across the entire retina, and that there was strong adhesion across the entire retina (Fig. 2d).