title: Reversibility of retinal pigment epithelium detachment parallel to acute intraocular pressure rise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on a reversibility of a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) detachment in association with marked short-term changes in intraocular pressure (IOP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients underwent a dark room provocative test for the diagnosis of angle-closure glaucoma. A spectral-domain optical coherent tomography of the macula was additionally performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On the macula optical coherent tomography images, all 3 patients showed an RPE detachment with decreased or completely disappeared after an IOP rise by 5 to 25 mm Hg, and which recurred after normalization of IOP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Slight detachments of the RPE may depend on acute IOP changes.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Lab, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ya Xing
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.forename: Li Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jost B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000503:physiopathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green