Retinal pigment epithelial rip during krypton red laser photocoagulation.
In three patients (two women, 73 and 74 years old, and one man, 74 years old), a pigment epithelial rip occurred near the edge of a hypopigmented, partly organized choroidal neovascular membrane at the time of its treatment with krypton red photocoagulation. In all three cases, final visual acuity was 20/200.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007726:Krypton; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008028:Light Coagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000293:injuries*
D007726:Krypton