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¹M.D. Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Ankara/TURKEY
²M.D. Associate Professor, Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Ankara/TURKEY
³M.D. Professor, Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Ankara/TURKEY Our aim in this case series was to report and discuss the clinical and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of six eyes of six cases with retained subfoveal perfluorocarbon (PFC) bubbles after vitreoretinal surgery. The six cases were referred to the retina department of our hospital for decreased visual acuity related to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and underwent vitreoretinal surgery with PFC. In addition to the ophthalmological examinations, OCT in all and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) findings in some cases were also evaluated in the postoperative period. Retained subfoveal PFC bubbles were detected clinically in all eyes. OCT showed hyporeflective, homogenous round bubbles while FAF showed hypofluorescent bubbles with a hyperfluorescent surrounding area. It was concluded that OCT and fundus autofluorescence could support clinical observations for the diagnosis of retained subfoveal PFC bubbles that may cause retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) atrophy. Keywords : Perfluorocarbon, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, vitreoretinal surgery, optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence