Suprachoroidal collection of internal tamponading agents through a choroidal hole

摘要

We report two cases of significantly large choroidal holes followingpenetrating trauma that led to suprachoroidal migration of internaltamponading agents during repair of retinal detachments withproliferative vitreoretinopathy secondary to penetrating trauma.In the first case, choroidal hole was a direct result of the injuryand was identified immediately after vitreoretinal surgery whichwas done for traumatic retinal detachment with hemorrhagicchoroidal detachment. In the second case, the hole occurred overa period of several months after the repair of traumatic retinaldetachment with silicone oil tamponade. This was attributed toprogressive fibrosis exerting traction on the bare choroid/retinalpigment epithelium. Choroidal hole significant enough to causesuprachoroidal migration of internal tamponading agents is avery rare complication seen in eyes with posttraumatic retinaldetachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy.