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Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is elevation of the retina from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) by clear,accumulated fluid in the subretinal space associated with retinal break(s) or predisposingretinal lesions. The RRD often extends to the ora early with convex borders; the fluid is gravity dependent. The surface appears corrugated and undulated.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3535 W. 13 Mile Road, Suite 344, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Albert Y. Cheung MD, Ankoor R. Shah MD & Ashkan M. Abbey MD

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, Florida, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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Cheung, A.Y., Shah, A.R., Abbey, A.M. (2016). Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_52

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