Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration

Purpose To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear associated with a macular hole in a patient with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Design Observational case report. Methods An 87-year-old woman with AMD-related fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment associated with...

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Main Author: Emerson, Geoffrey G. (author)
Other Authors: Ghazi, Nicola G. (author)
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Published: 2005
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10818
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.028
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002939405000978
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Emerson, G. G., & Ghazi, N. G. (2005). Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. American journal of ophthalmology, 140(2), 316-318.
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description Purpose To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear associated with a macular hole in a patient with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Design Observational case report. Methods An 87-year-old woman with AMD-related fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment associated with vision loss was followed with sequential fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography for 8 months. Results The detachment developed into a retinal pigment epithelium tear with macular hole formation. The temporal evolution of the lesion and optical coherence tomography findings suggested that the retinal pigment epithelium tear led to stretching forces along the posterior surface of the neurosensory retina with secondary foveal dehiscence. Conclusion Macular hole formation is one mechanism by which retinal pigment epithelium tears may cause vision loss in AMD.
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spelling Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degenerationEmerson, Geoffrey G.Ghazi, Nicola G.Purpose To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear associated with a macular hole in a patient with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Design Observational case report. Methods An 87-year-old woman with AMD-related fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment associated with vision loss was followed with sequential fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography for 8 months. Results The detachment developed into a retinal pigment epithelium tear with macular hole formation. The temporal evolution of the lesion and optical coherence tomography findings suggested that the retinal pigment epithelium tear led to stretching forces along the posterior surface of the neurosensory retina with secondary foveal dehiscence. Conclusion Macular hole formation is one mechanism by which retinal pigment epithelium tears may cause vision loss in AMD.PublishedN/A2019-06-14T09:56:41Z2019-06-14T09:56:41Z20052019-06-14Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1879-1891http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10818https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.028Emerson, G. G., & Ghazi, N. G. (2005). Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. American journal of ophthalmology, 140(2), 316-318.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002939405000978enAmerican Journal of Ophthalmologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/108182021-03-19T10:45:19Z
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title Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration
title_full Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration
title_fullStr Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration
title_short Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration
title_sort Spontaneous rip of the retinal pigment epithelium with a macular hole in neovascular age-related aacular degeneration
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10818
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.028
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002939405000978