Subretinal migration of drusenoid material after a spontaneous retinal pigment epithelial tear.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the migration of drusen material through a retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tear into the subretinal space.


METHODS
Retrospective case report.


METHODS
A 71-year-old Asian male was diagnosed with an acquired vitelliform lesion overlying a drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment. A spontaneous RPE tear occurred. After the tear, optical coherence tomography showed the migration of drusenoid material through the RPE defect into the subretinal space.


CONCLUSIONS
SubRPE drusenoid material may migrate into the subretinal space after a spontaneous RPE tear.
*Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York; †LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, New York; ‡Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; and §Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Taku
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Sato
Sarah
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Mrejen
Shoji
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Kishi
K Bailey
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Freund
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015593:Retinal Drusen / Q000473:pathology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000473:pathology*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies