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By Ronald C. Gentile, MD
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai - Uploaded on Oct 22, 2012.
- Last modified by Chayal Patel on Nov 20, 2012.
- Reviewed by Chayal Patel
- Rating
- Appears in
- Chronic Retinal Detachment Features
- Condition/keywords
- chronic retinal detachment, subretinal bands
- Photographer
- The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary Department of Medical Imaging
- Imaging device
- Fundus camera
- Description
- Chronic retinal detachments can be associated with demarcation lines (tidemarks), subretinal bands or sheets, and retinal cysts. Fundus photo of a chronic retinal detachment reveals a branching subretinal band superior nasal to the macula with a portion extending to the inferior margin of the optic disc.