CARLSBAD, Calif. — Retinal detachment repair in pediatric patients yielded favorable anatomic and visual outcomes compared with no intervention, according to a poster presented at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
“Retinal detachments in children can result in lifelong consequences, including amblyopia, loss of stereopsis, limitations of future career choices, mild to severe disability and loss of independence, and worse quality of life,” S. Tammy Hsu, MD, of the department of ophthalmology at Duke University School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote.
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