| OPHTHALMOLOGY PRACTICE |
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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 199-202 |
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Finding the retinal break in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Sandeep Saxena, Harvey Lincoff
Department of Ophthalmology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, U.S.A
Correspondence Address:
Harvey Lincoff
New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68[th] Street, Suite F-832, New York 10021, USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 15887734 
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The development of subretinal fluid is governed by a limited number of anatomical factors and gravity. As a result, rhegmatogenous retinal detachments form in a predictable manner around the retinal break of their origin. The shape of the detachments points to the position of the break. The purpose of this review is to describe the characterstic contours of subretinal fluid in rhegmatogenous retinal detachments, and to highlight some rules and methodology which can help in the detection of the retinal break in phakic, psuedophakic and recurrent retinal detachments. |
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