@article {Sehgale241354, author = {Parrina Sehgal and Subina Narang and Deepak Chandra}, title = {Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with giant retinal tear in a child with Marfan{\textquoteright}s syndrome: a rare ocular emergency}, volume = {14}, number = {6}, elocation-id = {e241354}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1136/bcr-2020-241354}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {A 7-year-old boy with Marfanoid habitus presented with sudden and painless decrease in the vision of the right eye. Ocular examination revealed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with 360{\textdegree} giant retinal tear in the right eye and small peripheral retinal breaks with lattice degeneration in the left eye. The patient underwent a 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with scleral buckling in the right eye and laser around the breaks in the left eye. At 1-week follow-up visit, the child presented with similar complaints in the left eye as were seen in the right eye. This was later managed effectively with 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy only. So, with our case report, we would like to highlight the need for aggressive screening in children who are diagnosed with Marfan{\textquoteright}s syndrome and the need for prophylactic treatment in the unaffected eye.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e241354}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e241354.full.pdf}, journal = {BMJ Case Reports CP} }