Cantrill H L, Ramsay R C, Knobloch W H
Arch Ophthalmol. 1983 Jul;101(7):1074-9. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1983.01040020076013.
Rips of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are an uncommon complication of RPE detachment. We suspect that RPE rips are the result of tractional forces acting along the margin of the detached RPE, and that the risk of tearing is greatly enhanced by laser photocoagulation. Rips of the RPE have a characteristic clinical and angiographic appearance. There is a slight tendency for rips to occur bilaterally. Rips may be difficult to recognize because of healing of the RPE defect. This unusual clinical entity may, in fact, be more common than was previously appreciated.
视网膜色素上皮（RPE）撕裂是RPE脱离的一种罕见并发症。我们怀疑RPE撕裂是沿脱离的RPE边缘作用的牵拉力的结果，并且激光光凝会大大增加撕裂的风险。RPE撕裂具有特征性的临床和血管造影表现。撕裂有轻微的双侧发生倾向。由于RPE缺损的愈合，撕裂可能难以识别。实际上，这种不寻常的临床实体可能比以前认为的更为常见。
