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Management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a full‐term pregnancy
Author(s) -
KentSmith Brian T,
Wilson Graham A
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.00958.x
Subject(s) - medicine , retinal detachment , pregnancy , ophthalmology , retinal , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Although exudative retinal detachments have been well documented to occur during pregnancy, reports of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments occurring during pregnancy are rare. A case is presented herein of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment occurring during pregnancy. Some of the challenges arising from this uncommon clinical scenario are discussed.