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- The study reports a case of a 61-year-old woman who experienced sudden vision loss in her left eye due to a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear after blunt trauma.
- Despite the seriousness of the injury, the RPE tear and associated exudative retinal detachment healed on their own within two weeks.
- The findings highlight the rarity of RPE tears as a complication from trauma and suggest that the size of the tear may affect the patient's final vision outcome.
Article Abstract
Purpose: To report a case of posttraumatic retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear complicated with exudative retinal detachment that underwent spontaneous resolution.
Methods: Case report.
Results: A 61-year-old healthy female presented with sudden-onset loss of vision in the left eye for 5 days following blunt trauma. She had undergone left upper eyelid and eyebrow laceration repair elsewhere. A comprehensive ophthalmic examination revealed a subfoveal RPE tear with exudative retinal detachment in the left eye. There was spontaneous healing of RPE tear and complete resolution of exudative retinal detachment 2 weeks following the initial presentation.
Conclusions: RPE tear is an extremely rare complication following blunt trauma. The size of the RPE tear can play an important role in determining the final visual prognosis in such cases.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11392292 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joco.joco_77_23 | DOI Listing |
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