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at 9:15 a.m. Sep, 22, 2025
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yelbardisi
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yelbardisi
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Also mentioned in Uworld medical library
Added note that posterior vitreous detachment has NO visual loss, just floaters and flashes
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/rO0fFT?q=retinal+det#Zdc90ccf23b2b02344a6f79592dd1e241
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Retinal {{c2::detachment}} is often preceded by posterior vitreous detachment, which presents with "{{c1::flashes}}" and "{{c1::floaters}}"
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Funduscopic image of the eye
The retina is visible as a yellow-grey, bullous elevation in the upper part of the image.
-Green overlay: detached retina
-Red overlay: tear
-Green overlay: detached retina
-Red overlay: tear
Source: © IMPP
Tractional retinal detachment
Funduscopic image of the left eye
There are extensive adhesions (preretinal fibrovascular strands, green overlay) extending along the vascular arcades. The formation of these strands has resulted in tractional retinal detachment (blue overlay). The proliferation of connective tissue (pink overlay) masks the papillar region (dashed line). In addition, multiple retinal hemorrhages can be seen (arrowheads). The presence of various pathologies makes it difficult to identify important structures such as the vascular arcades and the papilla.
These are characteristic findings of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
N: nasal; T: temporal
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