title: Frequency of lattice degeneration and retinal breaks in the fellow eye in retinal detachment.
abstract: The fellow eye of 100 consecutively admitted cases of retinal detachment was studied with three-mirror examination for the presence of lattice degeneration and retinal breaks. Lattice degeneration was found in 18% and retinal breaks in 20% of fellow eyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Denmark.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lorentzen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*