title: Choroid Detachment, a Rare Cause of Vision Loss Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Choroid detachment is a rare disease process that has a multitude of etiologies; usually related to recent ophthalmological surgery, eye trauma, corneal ulcers, or intraocular pressure-lowering agents. Point-of-care ocular ultrasound has high utility and accuracy in diagnosing pathology of the eye.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of a patient who presented with vision loss caused by a choroid detachment diagnosed on point-of-care ultrasound because fundoscopic examination was limited due to cataracts. Ultrasound findings based on location and appearance during both static and dynamic evaluation that help differentiate a choroid vs. a retinal detachment are also described. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Choroid detachments have a different sonographic appearance, as well as management, compared to a retinal detachment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center/SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center/SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Secko
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002829:Choroid / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
keywords: choroid; detachment; ocular; point-of-care ultrasound; vision loss