Retinal pigment epithelial folds associated with retinal pigment epithelial detachment in macular degeneration.

Authors :: Schatz H
McDonald HR
Johnson RN
Source :: Ophthalmology [Ophthalmology] 1990 May; Vol. 97 (5), pp. 658-65.
Publication Year :: 1990
Abstract: The authors reviewed six eyes that had a shallow retinal pigment epithelial detachment with the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) thrown into folds. A contraction of subpigment epithelial fibrovascular tissue causes a folding of the overlying, intimately adherent RPE. Retinal pigment epithelial folds are a sign of subretinal neovascularization and are another manifestation of age-related macular degeneration.

Subjects :: Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Macular Degeneration pathology
Male
Retinal Detachment pathology
Retinal Hemorrhage etiology
Retinal Neovascularization etiology
Visual Acuity
Macular Degeneration complications
Pigment Epithelium of Eye pathology
Retinal Detachment complications

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