Acute retinal necrosis presenting exudative retinal detachment: a case report.

Han Wang1, Ying Zhu1, Ai Xuan Cheng1

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Optometry Technology Engineering Center, Dalian Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.

Summary

Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) rarely presents with early exudative retinal detachment (ERD). This case highlights diagnosing and treating this rare varicella-zoster virus (VZV) presentation with combined antiviral and corticosteroid therapy for good outcomes.