Giant pigment epithelial tear and exudative retinal detachment complicating choroidal effusions.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a case of a giant pigment epithelial tear and transient exudative retinal detachment occurring in a patient with hypotonic choroidal effusions after trabeculectomy. Case report and brief literature review. The retinal and choroidal detachments settled, disclosing an extremely large crescentic pigment epithelial defect in the temporal midperiphery. An exudative retinal detachment secondary to a peripheral pigment epithelial rip may complicate choroidal effusions. Recognition of this association may prevent unnecessary investigation or surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Choroid Diseases
- Pigment Epithelium of Eye
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Perforations