Tears of the retinal pigment epithelium : occurrence in association with choroidal effusion

Two patients developed large tears of the retinal pigment epithelium associated with choroidal effusion. One tear occurred after combined cataract/filtration surgery complicated by postoperative choroidal detachment; the second developed in a patient with idiopathic uveal effusion syndrome. Weakness...

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Published inOphthalmic surgery Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 142 - 144
Main Authors SERELS, S. R, LIEBMANN, J. M, RITCH, R, MILCH, F, EISENBERG, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare, NJ Slack 01.03.1991
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cataract Extraction - adverse effects
Choroid Diseases - complications
Exudates and Transudates
Female
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Pigment Epithelium of Eye
Retinal Perforations - complications
Retinal Perforations - etiology
Retinopathies
Syndrome
Uveal Diseases - complications
Case study
Human
Uveal effusion
Eye disease
Retinopathy
Break
Pigment epithelium
Choroid
Retina
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Summary:Two patients developed large tears of the retinal pigment epithelium associated with choroidal effusion. One tear occurred after combined cataract/filtration surgery complicated by postoperative choroidal detachment; the second developed in a patient with idiopathic uveal effusion syndrome. Weakness of the junctions of the pigment epithelial cells secondary to the accumulation of fluid in the subretinal or suprachoroidal space may result in tearing of the retinal pigment epithelium as it is stretched.
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ISSN:0022-023X
2325-8160
2325-8179