title: Case report: subcutaneous emphysema causing a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
abstract: This is the first case report of subcutaneous emphysema causing a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The mechanism by which the eyelid and orbital subcutaneous emphysema caused the retinal detachment is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Discover Vision Centers, Kansas City, USA. jhagan@bizkc.rr.com
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hagan
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Stout
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications*