Choroidal rupture. A histopathologic study of 47 cases

In 47 surgical or autopsy specimens studied, 39 indirect and 10 direct choroidal ruptures were found. The eyes were obtained from a period of several hours to 25 years after trauma. Healing of choroidal ruptures involves fibrovascular proliferation from the choroid that evolves to a dense fibrous scar with variable degrees of hyperplasia of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). This process is usually complete by 3 weeks.