Acute onset of central retinal vein occlusion and retinal detachment.
The simultaneous occurrence of a central retinal vein occlusion and retinal detachment has not been previously reported. Although both are well recognized entities with characteristic appearances, their simultaneous acute onset led to a misdiagnosis in our case report. The need for a complete eye examination in the face of obvious pathology is stressed.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012169:Retinal Vein; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis