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Case 1: Optomap® Color Fundus Image OD 52-year-old white female complained of reccnt onsct ot a largc floatcr in thc rignt cyc. Thc optomap® image revealed a superior temporal horseshoe tear with a small hemorrhage (red square) and a superior nasal retinal hole or small tear (blue square). BIO confirmed these two findings.
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Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment The Optos® fly through is particularly helpful for patient education in demonstrating the extent and location of retinal abnormalities.
RRD Secondary to Horseshoe Tears – Page 1 of 24
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRDs) often follow one or more retinal breaks such as a PVD-induced horseshoe tear.Risk factors for RRDs include aging, myopia, lattice degeneration and trauma.1 Laser treatment of retinal breaks generally decreases, but does not eliminate, the risk of RRD.Sometimes a retinal detachment can be treated successfully with pneumatic retinopexy using one of