Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2005 Aug;140(2):316-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.028.

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

Geoffrey G Emerson  1 , Nicola G Ghazi
Affiliations
Case Reports

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

Geoffrey G Emerson et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources