Sudden Vision Loss

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 May 1;142(5):484-485. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0212.
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Plain language summary

A 37-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a retinal detachment in her left eye. Posterior examination results demonstrated a retinal detachment in the posterior pole with shifting fluid and no identifiable retinal break, and there was a thickened choroid with a hyporeflective band on ultrasound biomicroscopy. What would you do next?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blindness* / diagnosis
  • Blindness* / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Vision Disorders / diagnosis
  • Vision Disorders / physiopathology
  • Visual Acuity / physiology