Revealing the Invisible

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    • By Ricardo Leitão Guerra
      Clínica de Olhos Leitão Guerra
      Co-author(s): Mariana Gouveia Bastos and Cezar Leitão Guerra. Leitão Guerra - Oftalmologia.
    • Uploaded on Apr 25, 2024.
    • Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Apr 26, 2024.
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    Retinal detachment Giant retinal tear
    Condition/keywords
    GIANT RETINAL TEAR, giant retinal tear, retinal detachment, fundus autofluorescence (FAF)
    Photographer
    Ricardo Leitão Guerra, Leitão Guerra - Oftalmologia.
    Imaging device
    Fundus camera
    Clarus 700 - Zeiss Medical technology.
    Description
    In this remarkable wide-field autofluorescence image, we observe a patient with a giant retinal tear that has precipitated both retinal detachment and subsequent folding upon itself. Notably, the image distinctly maps the original anatomical configuration of the blood vessels within the affected retina.

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