Pediatric Retinal Detachment: Risk Factors, Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation and Management

Pediatric retinal detachment is uncommon and challengingdisease; it differs from adult detachments in etiology, anatomic characteristics, management and prognosis.The anatomic success,when achieved is frequently not related to a functional recover.To operate, the pediatric vitreoretinal surgeon must understand the characteristics that define diseases, such as retinopathy of prematurity(ROP),familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR),persistent fetal vasculature syndrome (PFVS),congenital x-linked retinoschisis (CXLRS) and Coats disease.Here we discuss key features of the surgical approach to complicated pediatric retinal detachments.