Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 9, 2026

Retinal Detachment Model in Rodents by Subretinal Injection of Sodium Hyaluronate
Published on: September 11, 2013
Spontaneous Resolution of Posttraumatic Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear and Associated Exudative Retinal Detachment
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi1, Anita Minj1, Japesh Thareja1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Purpose:
To report a case of posttraumatic retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear complicated with exudative retinal detachment that underwent spontaneous resolution.
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
A 61-year-old healthy female presented with sudden-onset loss of vision in the left eye for 5 days following blunt trauma. She had undergone left upper eyelid and eyebrow laceration repair elsewhere. A comprehensive ophthalmic examination revealed a subfoveal RPE tear with exudative retinal detachment in the left eye. There was spontaneous healing of RPE tear and complete resolution of exudative retinal detachment 2 weeks following the initial presentation.
Conclusions:
RPE tear is an extremely rare complication following blunt trauma. The size of the RPE tear can play an important role in determining the final visual prognosis in such cases.
More Related Videos
11:03Subretinal Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived-retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells into a Large-eyed Model of Geographic Atrophy
Published on: January 22, 2018
11:20Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation in a Non-human Primate Model for Degenerative Retinal Diseases
Published on: June 14, 2021
Related Concept Videos
Photoreceptors and Visual Pathways
Diabetic Retinopathy