![]() ![]() We also provide treatment for pediatric retinal conditions such as retinopathy of prematurity, retinoschisis, and retinitis pigmentosa. Using state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, we provide medical and surgical care for all conditions of the retina, macula, and vitreous, including diabetic retinopathy, dry, and wet macular degeneration, vein occlusion, eye flashes and floaters, retinal tears, retinal detachment, macular hole, macular pucker, and more. All of our retina specialists and surgeons are board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and are fellowship-trained members of the American Society of Retina Specialists. With 11 offices located throughout Northern California, we are easily accessible to patients from Chico, Sacramento, Modesto, and everywhere in between. Since 1975, Retinal Consultants Medical Group has provided outstanding retina care to thousands of patients. Sometimes, lattice is treated pre-operatively for other types of eye surgery.Ī large hole is present within this area of lattice degeneration. Lattice with and without atrophic holes is often not treated, unless the lattice is associated with early sub-retinal fluid, or is found in the other eye in a patient who has suffered a previous retinal detachment. If there are horseshoe-shaped retinal tears associated with lattice degeneration, they are treated thermally with either laser or cryotherapy. Does lattice degeneration require treatment? In this photo, the surgeon is gently pressing in on the eye in order to enhance the view of the small hole within an area of lattice degeneration. This thinning of the retina and the abnormal vitreous attachment predisposes these areas to tear when the vitreous gel pulls on the retina.Īrrows in this photo indicate the edge of lattice degeneration as viewed by your doctor. The retina within lattice is exceptionally thin and the vitreous jelly is abnormally adherent to the edges of the lesions. The clinical appearance is that of circumferentially oriented cigar-shaped areas of retinal whitening and/or pigmentation seen in the anterior retina. What does lattice look like on examination? ![]() No one knows for sure whether lattice increases the risk for retinal detachment following laser vision correction treatment for near sighted eyes. Commonly, the presence of lattice degeneration runs in families. Lattice is more likely to be associated with retinal detachment in near sighted eyes and eyes that have had previous surgery. Rarely, atrophic holes within lattice can lead to RD. Most of these eyes will have a horseshoe shaped retinal tear as the cause of the retinal detachment. ![]() Learn more about lattice degeneration at ASRS Why should anyone care about lattice degeneration?Įven though retinal detachment is very rare (1 in 10,000), lattice degeneration is a risk factor for retinal detachment and approximately 30% of spontaneous retinal detachments that occur in eyes without previous surgery are associated with lattice degeneration. Lattice degeneration appears as areas of peripheral retinal pigmentation and whitening, seen here between the arrows. Forty percent will have atrophic holes in the retina within these lesions. Approximately 50% of patients with lattice degeneration in one eye will have lattice degeneration in their other eye. Lattice degeneration, also called “lattice” for short, is a common form of degenerative change seen the peripheral retina that is found in 6-8% of the general population. Lattice Degeneration What is lattice degeneration and how common is it?
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