Pediatric retinal detachment: Anatomical and visual outcomes from tertiary eye center in Nepal

Objective: The aim is to evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of retinal detachment (RD) surgery in the pediatric population in a tertiary eye hospital in Nepal. Methods: This study is a hospital-based, retrospective cross-sectional study, including patients under 18 years of age, diagnosed with rhegmatogenous RD (RRD) for 5 years from January 2015 to December 2019, who underwent RD surgery. Results: Twenty patients were included in the study (mean age of 10.75 ± 2.63). Male patients were 19 (95%). A history of trauma was seen in 13 (65%) patients. Phakic RRD was observed in 18 (90%) patients and the rest 2 (10%) patients were pseudophakic. Type B proliferative vitreoretinopathy changes were observed in 3 (15%) patients, type C was observed in single patient (5%). Scleral buckling was performed in 7 (35%) patients, while 12 (60%) patients underwent three-port pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and silicon oil instillation and the remaining single patient (5%) underwent PPV with gas exchange. Lensectomy was performed in 8 (40%) patients. Retinal attachment with a single surgical procedure was seen in 8 (40%) patients, while 12 (60%) patients required multiple surgeries. The mean duration of silicon oil removal was 5 ± 2.78 months (1–11 months). At the end of 6 months, 11 (55%) patients had improved visual acuity of 6/60. Six months postoperatively, 18 (90%) patients had attached retina. Conclusion: Visual improvement and retinal reattachment could be achieved with early diagnosis and intervention in pediatric RRD.