Bilateral retinal detachment in a case of preeclampsia

Sunčica B. Srećković; Mirjana A. Janićijević-Petrović; Ivan B. Stefanović; Nenad T. Petrović; Tatjana S. Šarenac; Svetlana S. Paunović

doi:10.17305/bjbms.2011.2598

Authors

Sunčica B. Srećković Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre
Mirjana A. Janićijević-Petrović Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre
Ivan B. Stefanović Institute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Centre Belgrade
Nenad T. Petrović Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre
Tatjana S. Šarenac Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre
Svetlana S. Paunović Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2011.2598

Keywords:

preeclampsia, retinal detachment, hypertension

Abstract

Serous retinal detachment is an unusual cause of visual loss in preeclampsia. We report the case of 24-years-old primipara with severe preeclampsia who developed bilateral serous retinal detachment a few hours after delivery. A few weeks after delivery there was spontaneous resorption of the subretinal fluid and complete resolution bilateral serous retinal detachment, with residual pigmentary changes of the retinal pigment epithelium. Visual acuity was normal in each eye.

The management of retinal detachment as a complication in preeclampsia is conservative and the prognosis is usually good.