Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in infancy
E. Mann, L. J. Kut and C. B. Lee
A 5-week-old male infant had small stature, microphthalmia, bilateral
rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, ventricular septal defect, and fundus
lesions suggestive of previous chorioretinitis. Diagnostic workup failed to
disclose a cause of the intraocular disorder. Bilateral retinal detachment
surgery, performed when the boy was 2 and 3 months of age, has appeared
successful 12 months postoperatively. This may be a description of the
youngest patient with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments that were
subsequently repaired.
