Pseudo Retinal Break

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    pseudo retinal break, reddish lesion, retinal flap, white with pressure, traversing retinal vessels
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    The next three photographs will illustrate retinal conditions that can easily be mistaken for retinal breaks. For a fourth example of a pseudo retinal break, see slide pair 35. It is important to distinguish these conditions from true retinal breaks. This 49-year-old man was found to have this crescent shaped reddish lesion with a sharp yellow posterior border but without any visible elevated retinal flap. The two blood vessels which traversed this lesion in the presence of a flat retina proved that the retina is intact. This confusing appearance is caused by the presence of white with pressure both behind and in front of the reddish area causing it to resemble a retinal break.

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