title: Peripheral retinal tears: classification, prevalence and principles of management.
abstract: In summary, full-thickness peripheral retinal tear is classified in relationship to the vitreous base as intrabasal, juxtabasal and extrabasal. Each of these categories of full-thickness retinal tear is usually associated with characteristic lesions that are particularly likely to produce full-thickness retinal tears in the respective zones. In overall prevalence, full-thickness peripheral retinal tears, excluding retinal tears at the ora serrata, are present at autopsy in 3.3% of patients, are bilateral in 11.2% of affected patients, and are present in 1.9% of eyes. In conjunction with full-thickness retinal tears, principles of management are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014822:Vitreous Body