title: Retinal pigment epithelial tear associated with subretinal hemorrhage: a case report.
abstract: Tears of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are a recognized complication of pigment epithelium detachments associated with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). The RPE tears are often associated with a poor visual prognosis and typically do not occur with subretinal hemorrhage. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with ARMD who developed an RPE tear associated with subretinal hemorrhage, without a demonstrable subretinal neovascular membrane. Temporally, there was a marked decrease in his vision that returned to his earlier baseline visual acuity over the course of six months of observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045-5001.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Enzenauer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D011379:Prognosis; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity