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By Norman Byer
From Dr. Norman E. Byer’s “The Peripheral Retina in Profile” - Uploaded on Nov 9, 2012.
- Last modified by Suber S. Huang, MD, MBA, FASRS on Feb 10, 2013.
- Reviewed by Chayal Patel
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- Miscellaneous
- Condition/keywords
- aphakic retinal detachment, retinal flap, vitreous base, small retinal flap
- Description
- This is an aphakic retinal detachment in a 66-year-old woman. Note the prominent yellow line which probably represents the posterior border of the vitreous base. Near the left end of the line there is a small retinal flap. At the exact location of this flap, there is a sudden break in the continuity of the yellow line, which is an important clue in finding this retinal tear. Often in aphakic detachments the causative tear is smaller than the one shown here and can be identified only by seeing a filamentous strand interrupting the uniform yellow line of the vitreous base.
