COMPARING VITRECTOMY, SILICONE OIL ENDOTAMPONADE WITH/WITHOUT CYCLOPEXY TO TREAT CYCLODIALYSIS CLEFTS WITH SEVERE OCULAR TRAUMA.

PURPOSE: Comparing the anatomical and functional outcomes of vitrectomy, silicone oil endotamponade without cyclopexy (VEWOC) and with cyclopexy (VEWC) in patients with traumatic cyclodialysis clefts and severe ocular comorbidities. METHODS: A total of 55 patients (55 eyes) with traumatic cyclodialysis clefts were divided into VEWOC and VEWC groups according to the surgery undergone. Besides the cyclodialysis clefts, all study eyes had one or more additional conditions caused by severe ocular trauma: cataract, lens dislocation, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, choroidal detachment, maculopathy, suprachoroidal hemorrhage, subretinal hemorrhage, or proliferative vitreoretinopathy. The minimum postoperative follow-up period for all patients was six months. The main measures of outcome were rate of successful anatomical repair, intraocular pressure, and best-corrected visual acuity. RESULTS: Both the VEWOC group (33 eyes) and the VEWC group (22 eyes) showed significant improvement in postoperative best-corrected visual acuity and intraocular pressure at the final follow-up. The groups had no significant differences in terms of anatomical success rates (VEWOC 29/33 vs. VEWC 20/22, P = 1.000), final best-corrected visual acuity (VEWOC 1.60 ± 0.76 [median Snellen acuity: counting fingers, range: light perception to 20/20] vs. VEWC 1.46 ± 0.66 [median Snellen acuity: 20/800, range: light perception to 20/32], P = 0.485), and final intraocular pressure (VEWOC 13.40 [8.20-17.80] vs. VEWC 11.40 [6.65-14.00] mmHg, P = 0.311). However, the intraocular pressure on postoperative Day 1 was significantly different between the groups (VEWOC 10.40 [6.40-14.60] vs. VEWC 6.40 [4.70-7.98] mmHg, P = 0.002). CONCLUSION: This study showed that both surgical approaches were equally effective in treating cyclodialysis clefts secondary to severe ocular trauma. Therefore, it may be unnecessary to perform cyclopexy in addition to the vitrectomy procedure in such cases.

Intraocular endoscopy for the evaluation and treatment of hypotony due to a traumatic cyclodialysis: a case report.

BACKGROUND: A cyclodialysis cleft often leads to direct communication between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space. It is a rare condition that is encountered with blunt trauma, and less commonly, after surgery. Hypotony is the major sequelae that may lead to hypotonous maculopathy, optic disc edema, corneal folds, and astigmatism. These may cumulatively lead to visual loss. We describe how endoscopy in a cyclodialysis repair allowed us to accurately locate the cleft and guided its appropriate management avoiding unnecessary cryopexy. CASE PRESENTATION: A 41-year-old male experienced a traumatic cyclodialysis cleft, which resulted in persistent hypotony. Pars plana vitrectomy was performed to treat vitreous hemorrhage. Scleral indentation was attempted to visualize the cyclodialysis cleft. However, the depression distorted the visualization. Intraocular endoscopy was therefore used to evaluate the cleft. Guided by this assessment, only intraocular gas tamponade was used to reposition the ciliary body. The patient's intraocular pressure was restored to 13 mmHg 3 days after the operation, and OCT confirmed cleft closure 1 month after the operation. CONCLUSION: Endoscopy-assisted repair of cyclodialysis is an approach that enhances visualization and can guard against common causes of persistent cleft and hypotony, as well as reveal the causes of recurrent failure. Hence, it can eliminate unnecessary cryopexy that might worsen the hypotonous state. In our case, intraocular endoscopy was effective for the evaluation of a cyclodialysis cleft and the subsequent selection of an appropriate management technique, gas tamponade, that was more conservative than other approaches initially considered.

Cyclodialysis cleft repair: A multi-centred, retrospective case series.

IMPORTANCE: There is a paucity of evidence analysing the treatment of cyclodialysis clefts. BACKGROUND: We describe outcomes following the treatment of this rare condition at six centres internationally. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six patients with a cyclodialysis cleft from 2003 to 2017 were recruited. METHODS: Clefts were treated with cycloplegic agents, laser therapy and/or surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postoperative best recorded visual acuity (BRVA), intraocular pressure (IOP) and the rate of cleft closure. RESULTS: The mean age was 45 ± 17 years and 29 (80.6%) patients were male. One eye (2.8%) received only medical therapy, 5 (13.9%) received laser, 14 (38.9%) underwent surgery after laser failure and 16 (44.4%) eyes received exclusively surgery. Over 80% of eyes had a BRVA improvement of more than two lines. Closure was attained in 30 eyes (93.8%; n = 32), with postoperative stabilized IOP ≥ 12 mmHg in 29 eyes (80.6%; n = 36) and postoperative BRVA ≤20/50 in 20 eyes (58.8%; n = 34). Improved postoperative BRVA was related to better preoperative BRVA (P = 0.006) and preoperative IOP ≥ 4 mmHg (P = 0.03). There was no significant difference between treatment approach for IOP ≥ 12 mmHg (P = 0.85) or postoperative BRVA ≤20/50 (P = 0.80). Only two eyes at last follow-up required IOP lowering medication. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: There was a high closure rate with most eyes eventually requiring surgery. Clinically significant improvements in BRVA were found in most eyes. Improved postoperative BRVA was significantly related to better preoperative BRVA and IOP.

Use of trypan blue as an aqueous tracer dye to investigate hypotony where cyclodialysis cleft is suspected.

IMPORTANCE: A new method to help diagnose suspected cyclodialysis clefts. BACKGROUND: To study the use of trypan blue stained aqueous flow patterns in diagnosing causes of hypotony where cyclodialysis clefts were suspected. DESIGN: A case series in a tertiary care centre. PARTICIPANTS: Ten subjects presenting with persistent hypotony and retinal changes. METHODS: Trypan blue was injected into the anterior chamber. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The pattern of dye flow in the anterior chamber was categorized. Intraocular pressure prior to surgery was recorded. RESULTS: All seven subjects with cyclodialysis clefts had a preferential flow to the cleft region. Two hypotonous subjects post trabeculectomy had rapid (5 seconds) and extensive lymphatic staining (6 o'clock hours extent) without visible bleb formation. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Preferential flow of dye to the limbus is a reliable sign of cyclodialysis cleft and helps localize cleft extent. A new cause of hypotony, "lymphatic overdrain," is identified.

[Cyclodialysis, a therapeutic challenge: Review of the literature on current practices]. / Cyclodialyse : un challenge thérapeutique, revue de la littérature sur les pratiques actuelles.

INTRODUCTION: Cyclodialysis is a rare condition that is difficult to manage. We present the case of a woman with a cyclodialysis complicated by chronic hypotony requiring two surgeries to achieve reattachment of the ciliary body. We also report the results of a review of the literature regarding the treatment of this condition. DESCRIPTION: This is a 46-year-old woman with history of trauma to the right eye. Examination revealed an intra-ocular pressure (IOP) of 7mmHg, a shallow anterior chamber and signs of chronic hypotony on fundus examination (vascular tortuosity, hypotony maculopathy) due to an extensive 360° cyclodialysis, confirmed by ultrasound biomicroscopy. Transcleral cryotherapy as a first-line approach did not achieve reattachment of the ciliary body. Secondary pars plana vitrectomy with gas tamponade (C2F6) reattached the ciliary body and restored the intraocular pressure (12mmHg) and normal fundus appearance. The patient recovered corrected visual acuity of 20/20. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, there is no standardized management for cyclodialysis. The study of the literature available on the Medline database showed that direct cyclopexy remains the most common treatment, followed by vitrectomy with internal tamponade. Neither the extent nor the duration of the cyclodialysis can predict the visual recovery, which can be major even after weeks of hypotony. CONCLUSION: The management of cyclodialysis is not well-defined; it remains a true therapeutic challenge.

Encircling Scleral Buckling for Traumatic Severe Hypotony.

The authors report the use of an encircling scleral buckling procedure for the management of severe hypotony secondary to traumatic annular ciliochoroidal detachment (CCD) with cyclodialysis cleft. Medical records of patients with severe ocular hypotony were retrospectively reviewed. Four patients with traumatic annular CCD with cyclodialysis cleft were identified. Diagnosis of CCD was documented by ultrasound biomicroscopy and presence of cyclodialysis cleft was confirmed by gonioscopy or ultrasound biomicroscopy. All patients underwent scleral buckling surgery with an encircling band for annular CCD with cyclodialysis cleft. Intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual acuity (VA) significantly improved postoperatively. Mean IOP changed from 2.5 mm Hg ± 0.5 mm Hg to 10.75 mm Hg ± 1.1 mm Hg (P = .0129) and mean best-corrected VA changed from +0.50 ± 0.16 logMAR to +0.15 ± 0.17 logMAR (P = .0123). IOP normalization was achieved despite persistence of CCD. These results support the use of scleral buckling with an encircling band as an effective approach for severe hypotony in patients with annular CCD regardless the cyclodialysis cleft extension. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2020;51:58-63.].

Novel technique for traumatic cyclodialysis repair with phacoemulsification and Cionni's ring implantation.

A 17-years-old boy presented with cataract, 360° choroidal effusion and disc oedema secondary to chronic hypotony. Gonioscopy and AS-OCT revealed 2 clock hours of cyclodialysis in the superonasal quadrant. The case was successively managed with phacoemulsification with foldable IOL in the bag and Cionni's ring sutured in the superonasal quadrant. Post surgery, the BCVA improved from counting finger 1 meter to 20/40. IOP returned to normal and there was resolution of choroidal effusion and fundus signs. The case highlights the use of Cionni's ring in management of small cyclodialysis cleft by providing internal compression.