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Author(s) -
Roydhouse Trent C,
Roydhouse J Doug
Publication year - 2007
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.1442-9071.2007.01631.x
Subject(s) - medicine , macular degeneration , tears , context (archaeology) , retinal pigment epithelium , ophthalmology , presentation (obstetrics) , retinal , atrophy , geographic atrophy , case presentation , surgery , pathology , biology , paleontology
A bstract Retinal pigment epithelial tears are most commonly found in the context of aged related macular degeneration with associated choroidal neovascular membrane or retinal pigment epithelial atrophy. We report a case of spontaneous giant pigment epithelial tear in a patient with only relevant history of head trauma many years prior to presentation.