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GIANT RETINAL TEAR

Originally posted on @retina.rocks 03/09/2022

This 6YO boy was found to have this asymptomatic chronic total rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in his left eye during a routine eye examination.

There is a large, giant tear nasally from about 6 to 11 o’clock, with an additional giant tear temporally (not shown). There were numerous areas of lattice degeneration with atrophic holes in his right eye (not shown). There was a strong family history of RRD.

He was referred for surgical repair of the left detachment and prophylactic laser in his right eye.