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Retinal Detachment Model in Rodents by Subretinal Injection of Sodium Hyaluronate

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Published on: September 11, 2013

Case report: subcutaneous emphysema causing a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

John C Hagan¹, Timothy M Stout

¹Discover Vision Centers, Kansas City, USA. jhagan@bizkc.rr.com

Missouri Medicine

|May 6, 2008

Summary

This study reports the first case of subcutaneous emphysema leading to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. It explores how eyelid and orbital emphysema can cause this specific type of retinal detachment.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology

Background:

Subcutaneous emphysema is the presence of air in the subcutaneous tissues.
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) involves a tear in the neurosensory retina.

Observation:

A patient presented with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
The detachment was associated with eyelid and orbital subcutaneous emphysema.

Findings:

This case report details the first instance of subcutaneous emphysema causing RRD.
The proposed mechanism involves increased orbital pressure from emphysema leading to retinal traction and detachment.

Implications:

Understanding this mechanism is crucial for diagnosing and managing RRD in patients with emphysema.
This highlights a rare but significant complication of orbital and eyelid subcutaneous emphysema.