Walton W T, Enzenauer R W, Pope J
Department of Ophthalmology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045-5001.
Ann Ophthalmol. 1990 Jul;22(7):259-62.
Tears of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are a recognized complication of pigment epithelium detachments associated with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). The RPE tears are often associated with a poor visual prognosis and typically do not occur with subretinal hemorrhage. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with ARMD who developed an RPE tear associated with subretinal hemorrhage, without a demonstrable subretinal neovascular membrane. Temporally, there was a marked decrease in his vision that returned to his earlier baseline visual acuity over the course of six months of observation.
