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By Cesar Orlando Oviedo Vera
Hospital Militar de Especialidades Oftalmológicas
Co-author(s): José Ma. Arroyo González MD, Lucila Isabel García Chávez MD, Gerardo Rivera Arroyo MD, Rafael Barrera Redondo MD - Uploaded on Apr 4, 2025.
- Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Apr 7, 2025.
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- Miscellaneous
- Condition/keywords
- Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, Retinal tear, Superior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, Pneumatic Retinopexy, SF6
- Photographer
- Cesar Orlando Oviedo Vera, Hospital Militar de Especialidades Oftalmológicas
- Imaging device
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Fundus camera
Optos - Description
- A 45-year-old male patient presented with a sudden onset of decreased visual acuity in the right eye, with a 24-hour progression. Upon examination, Image 1 revealed a superior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the right eye, with a retinal tear located between the 1 and 2 o'clock positions. Image 2: Pneumatic retinopexy by intravitreal injection of Sulfur Hexafluoride gas (SF6) at the time of diagnosis with subsequent application of 532 nm laser around the retinal tear.
