title: Acute tear of the retinal pigment epithelium.
abstract: The fluorescein angiographic findings immediately following a tear of the retinal pigment epithelium are presented and the mechanisms of fluid movement from the retina to the choroid are discussed. Our case represents a clinical correlate to recent experimental reports on fluid movement across the retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barondes
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000473:pathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity