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A Retinal Detachment After International Travel

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Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.

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JAMA Ophthalmology

Published Online: December 16, 2021

JAMA Ophthalmology Clinical Challenge

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Dilru C. Amarasekera, MD¹;

Michael J. Ammar, MD¹;

James P. Dunn, MD¹

Author Affiliations

¹Retina Division, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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A 58-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a retinal detachment in his left eye. His visual acuity on presentation was 20/20 in the right eye and hand motion only in the left eye. Examination of the right eye was normal. Anterior segment examination of the left eye revealed around 30 cells per high-power field of a 1 mm × 1 mm light beam and diffuse stellate-appearing keratic precipitates. Posterior examination results showed a vitreous cell that precluded a clear view of the posterior pole and inferior snow banking. Most notable was a large, white, preretinal lesion in the inferior macula and a near-total retinal detachment with no identifiable retinal break and shifting subretinal fluid (Figure).

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A 58-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a retinal detachment in his left eye. His visual acuity on presentation was 20/20 in the right eye and hand motion only in the left eye. Examination of the right eye was normal. Anterior segment examination of the left eye revealed around 30 cells per high-power field of a 1 mm × 1 mm light beam and diffuse stellate-appearing keratic precipitates. Posterior examination results showed a vitreous cell that precluded a clear view of the posterior pole and inferior snow banking. Most notable was a large, white, preretinal lesion in the inferior macula and a near-total retinal detachment with no identifiable retinal break and shifting subretinal fluid (Figure).

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: James P. Dunn, MD, Retina Division, Wills Eye Hospital, 840 Walnut St, Ste 1020, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (jpdunn@willseye.org).

Published Online: December 16, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.2733

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Additional Contributions: We thank the patient for granting permission to publish this information.

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