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  • Title: [Case study of a solitary vitreous body cyst].
    Author: Asiyo-Vogel MN, el-Hifnawi E, Laqua H.
    Journal: Ophthalmologe; 1995 Oct; 92(5):735-6. PubMed ID: 8751007.
    Abstract:
    Vitreous cysts are rare and their origin unclear. We present a case of a 47-year-old woman who, after undergoing retinal detachment surgery on several occasions, developed disturbing vitreous opacities with which she presented for possible vitrectomy. Besides the typical postoperative vitreous condensations and opacifications, a solitary spherical cystic structure was present in the anterior vitreous cavity. The cystic structure was attached at its posterior aspect onto a vitreous membrane and was otherwise floating within a vitreous body lacuna. The vitreous opacities and the cyst were removed by performing a pars plana vitrectomy. The patient's visual acuity improved from 0.5 to 0.7. We presume that the cyst was acquired in association with the retinal detachment or the operations.
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