Retinal Pigment Epithelial Folds Associated with Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment in Macular Degeneration
1990; Elsevier BV; Volume: 97; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0161-6420(90)32529-0
ISSN1549-4713
AutoresHoward Schatz, H. Richard McDonald, Robert N. Johnson,
Tópico(s)Retinal Diseases and Treatments
ResumoThe authors reviewed six eyes that had a shallow retinal pigment epithelial detachment with the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) thrown into folds. A contraction of subpigment epithelial fibrovascular tissue causes a folding of the overlying, intimately adherent RPE. Retinal pigment epithelial folds are a sign of subretinal neovascularization and are another manifestation of age-related macular degeneration.
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