[Retinal detachment following central vein occlusion. A comparative study by means of angiography and histology (author's transl)].

The comparison of the angiographic and histologic findings following central vein occlusion in a 42-year-old male suffering from arterial hypertension leads to the conclusion that a secondary arrhegmatic serous retinal detachment may be caused by a separation of the pigment epithelium with multiple defects in this layer.