AL-Laftah FW, El Shafei M, Afgano Z, ALmass D, Tawfiq HE, Rodríguez RV

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ABSTRACT

Objective: to describe the characteristics related to the rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in patients seen at the ophthalmological service of Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. Methods: a retrospective, descriptive, non-comparative case-series study was conducted in 114 patients who underwent the repair of the rhegmatogenous retinal detachment during two years (January 2011 to December 2012) at the ophthalmological department of Hamad Medical Corporation. Patient's demographic information, visual outcomes, complications and rates of failure were identified and registered. Results: retinal replication occurred in 95.3 % of patients and postoperative best corrected visual acuity from 6/36 to 6/6 was reached in 59.7 % of cases. The probable risk factors were retinal detachment in myopic patient in 39.4 %; postoperative retinal detachment in 14.9% and traumatic retinal detachment in 22.8% of cases. Detachment caused by peripheral retinal degeneration was 9.6% and the invisible cause was recorded in 13.2% of patients. Conclusions: the study has revealed encouraging results for the retinal detachment repair in the ophthalmological department of Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar.