Tears of the retinal pigment epithelium. Occurrence in retinal detachments and a chorioretinal scar.
Tears of the retinal pigment epithelium have been described as a complication of pigment epithelial detachment in the elderly. The authors report tears occurring in diverse clinical settings: an asymptomatic chorioretinal scar; a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; and a widespread, nonrhegmatogenous detachment.
D000368:Aged; D002829:Choroid; D002921:Cicatrix; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014945:Wound Healing