Case report: subcutaneous emphysema causing a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
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.
Hagan
John C
JC
Discover Vision Centers, Kansas City, USA. jhagan@bizkc.rr.com
Stout
Timothy M
TM
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications*