Disappearance of drusen after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the disappearance of drusen after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.


METHODS
Descriptive case report.


RESULTS
A 72-year-old man with confluent subfoveal drusen developed a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and subsequently improved in vision with disappearance of the subfoveal drusen less than 1 month after repair.


CONCLUSIONS
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment can result in the disappearance of drusen.
From the *The LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York; †The Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York; and ‡Retina Consultants of Michigan, Southfield, Michigan.
Ron
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Margolis
Michael D
MD
Ober
K Bailey
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Freund