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Volume 5 Issue 10 (October, 2017)

Case Reports

A Case Report of Retinal Pigmented Epithelium rip
Reshma Ramakrishna, Brijesha Dudhat, Dhairya Parikh, Shrikant Deshpande

Tears of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are defined as complication of pigment epithelial detachments (PED) in the setting of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). RPE rips, also known as RPE tears, have been described spontaneously in association with central serous retinopathy, angioid streaks, and trauma and as a result of various treatments for neovascular AMD. Clinically, a well-demarcated area of bare choroid is visible immediately adjacent to a hyperpigmented area, which represents the redundant, retracted RPE. The overlying neurosensory retina remains intact and a localized exudative detachment of the neurosensory retina may be present. In this study, we discuss a case of Retinal pigmented epithelium rip reported to the Department of Opthalmology, MGM hospital, Kamothe.
Key words: Macular degeneration, Pigment epithelial detachments, Retinal Pigmented Epithelium.

Corresponding author: Dr. Reshma Ramakrishna, Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, MGM Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai – 410209, India

This article may be cited as: Ramakrishna R, Dudhat B, Parikh D, Deshpande S. A Case Report of Retinal Pigmented Epithelium rip. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(10):65-67.

 
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